final neuro practice

41) The arbor vitae refers to:

42) Neurons differ from cells in other tissues in that

43) A neuron that has as its primary function the job of connecting other neurons is called a(n):

44) The sodium-potassium pump:

45) The ventricles of the brain

46) When a cell membrane is depolarized

47) Control of breathing is a function found in which brain region

48) Which of the following is not a midbrain structure?

49) The primary auditory cortex is located in the:

50) When a loud sound coming from your car is interpreted as an indication of imminent breakdown, the brain structure involved is

51) Most of the tissue in the nervous system in terms of the number of cells

52) Which of these ions is actively transported through the cell membrane to establish a resting potential?

53) Bipolar neurons are most abundant in which part of the nervous system

54) The region of a nerve cell that is sensitive to external stimuli is

55) Which of the following is NOT a function of the autonomic nervous system?

56) Loss of ability to learn repetitive skills like sorting and stacking blocks, might suggest damage to the:

57) Injury to the hypothalamus may result in all of the following except:

58) When you contract your biceps brachii, your triceps is inhibited; this action is performed by

59) One of the most commonly found excitatory neurotransmitters in the CNS is

60) During the repolarization of an action potential, which cellular gates open?

61) The sympathetic and parasympathetic are subdivisions of the:

62) Functons of cerebrospinal fluid include:

63) Phagocytosis of debris in the central nervous system

64) The region of the brain involved in sending motor impulses directly to the skeletal muscles is

65) An inhibitory neurotransmitter that is common in the brain stem is

66) Ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid are:

67) A graded potential is caused by

68) The period after an initial stimulus when a neuron is below its resting potential is called:

69) The hypothalamus:

70) High speed nerve impulse conduction caused by current jumping along the axon is made possible by:

71) When the membrane potential of a cell becomes more negative than the resting potential

72) Which of the following is NOT true of graded potentials :

73) The charge gradient that occurs as part of the resting membrane potential of a cell

74) The types of cells that conduct action potentials in the body include

75) A sudden light or loud sound can awaken you when you are asleep. The brain center that is responsible for activating your brain is

76) An inhibitory stimulus is associated with:

77) A resting membrane potential of -65 mV would be interpreted as

78) Aggregation and redirection of sensory stimuli as well as filtering of stimuli occurs in which region of the brain

79) If you are stopped for a red light at an intersection and an emergency vehicle suddenly appears behind you, resolving whether to move through the intersection or to stay until the light changes occurs where in the brain?

80) The brain stem is composed mostly of fiber tracts. Which of the following is true of these tracts