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| the strengths of sensory stimuli or summated synaptic potentials is often encoded as |
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| the frequency of production of action potentials |
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| which one of the following cell types is responsible for secreting cerebral spinal fluid |
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| the layer of the meninges that serves as the inner periosteum of the cranial bone is |
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| if the ventral nerve root of a spinal is never destroyed a person would lose.. |
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| willed movement related to that pathway |
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| the pyramids are founded in the |
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| the part of the brain that can directly influence or inhibit the release of hormones from the pituitary is the |
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| the brain area includes control of sleep wake cycles and onset of puberty |
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| the cerebrospinal fluid is returned to the blood in the venus sinuses by way of projections is called |
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| the primary cortex is located in the |
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| which of the following would you not find in normal cerebrospinal fluid |
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| the central sulcus separates which lobes |
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| the function of commissures is to connect |
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| corresponding areas of the two hemispheres |
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| which of the following is NOT involved with motor activity |
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| nuclei of cranial nerves VIII-XII are found in the |
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| bipolar cells are commonly |
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| found in the retina of the eye |
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| a second nerve impulse cannot be generated until |
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| the membrane potential has been re-established |
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| which is not a structural feature of a neuron |
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| a neuron which has its primary function of connecting other neurons is called |
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| collections of nerve cell bodies inside the CNS are called |
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| an area of the brain in which the blood brain barrier is disrupted would be |
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| the ventricular structures responsible for production of cerebral spinal fluid are the |
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| the nucleus gracilis and nucleus cuneatus are part of the |
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| loss of ability to perform skilled motor activities such as piano playing with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles mught suggest damage to the |
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| The _____ is a major relay station for sensory information ascending to primary sensory areas of the cerebral cortex |
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| the motor control on the left side of the body by the right side of the brain is termed |
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| the ridges of the cerebral hemispheres are termed |
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| the mesencephalon results in the formation of the ______ in the adult brain |
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| mostly multipolar neurons |
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| the somatic nervous system is responsible for |
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| a nerve is a bundle of _____ in the ______ |
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| all of the following are true of graded potential except that |
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| they increase in amplitude as they move far away from the stimulus point |
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| saltator conduction is made possible by |
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| the axons from cells of the _____ form the major pyramidal tracts |
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