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| Impulses from touch, pain, pressure, vibration, and proprioception go through the: |
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| The perineurium surrounds the |
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| Bundles of axons in the CNS are known as |
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| The lobe in the anterior part of the cerebrum is called the: |
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| Precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe |
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| The primary motor cortex is located in the: |
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| The primary auditory cortex is located in the |
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| Found typically in the left hemisphere in both the parietal and temporal lobes is: |
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| One of the components of the epithalamus is the: |
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| Hypothalamus and pituitary gland |
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| The infundibulum is found between the: |
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| The oculomotor cranial nerve controls |
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| The throat, organs of the thoracic cavity, and organs of the abdominal cavity are innervated by the: |
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| The vestibulocochlear cranial nerve receives impulses from the: |
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| Cell bodies of autonomic motor neurons |
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| The lateral horns of the spinal cord contain: |
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| The dorsal roots exiting the spinal cord contain: |
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| The peripheral nerve that innervates the diaphragm is the: |
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| The femoral peripheral nerve directly innervates the: |
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| The receptors found in skeletal muscle, tendons, and joints are called: |
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| Extends into the taste pore |
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| Gustatory microvilli are found: |
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| The olfactory receptor cells are enclosed in: |
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| Between the sclera and retina |
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| The cells whose axons form the optic nerve are: |
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| The following hormone that is NOT produced in the anterior pituitary is: |
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| Adrenocorticotropin hormone targets the: |
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| The hormone that targets bone, kidney, and intestine is: |
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| The hormone that targets testes and ovaries in males and females respectively is: |
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Presynaptic neuron - sends signal
Postsynaptic neuron - receives signal |
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| What is the difference between a presynaptic neuron and a postsynaptic neuron? |
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Gyrus - ridges on the surface of the cerebrum
Sulcus - groove on the surface of the cerebrum |
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| What is the difference between a gyrus and a sulcus? |
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Gray matter - Dendrites and cell bodies of neurons, unmyelinated axons and glial cells
White matter - myelinated axons |
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| What is the difference in composition between gray matter and white matter? |
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Ascending tracts - contain sensory axons
Descending tracts - contain motor axons |
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| What is the difference in composition between ascending tracts and descending tracts? |
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Short term memory - limited capacity, brief duration
Long term memory - virtually unlimited capacity |
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| What is the difference in capacity between long term memory and short term memory? |
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Preganglionic neurons are short
Postganglionic neurons are long |
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| What is the difference in length between preganglionic neruons and postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic division? |
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Parasympathetic division exits the brainstem and sacral nerves of the spinal cord
Sympathetic exits spinal cord from the thoracic and lumbar nerves |
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| What is the difference in exit location from the CNS between the parasympathetic division and sympathetic division? |
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Phantom pain - sensation from an amputated body part
Referred pain - sensation from viscera is perceived as coming from skin |
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| What is the difference between phantom pain and referred pain? |
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Meissner's corpuscles - found in superficial dermis just below epidermis
Pacinian corpuscles - located in the deep dermis |
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| What is the difference in location between the Meissners corpuscles and the Pacinian corpuscles? |
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Steroid Hormones - cross the plasma membrane and enter the nucleus to stimulate DNA directly
Peptide hormones - combine with receptors embedded in the plasma membrane, causing changes inside the cell |
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| What is the difference in communication between steroid hormones and peptide hormones? |
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1. Mesencephalon
2. Pons
3. Medulla Oblongta |
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| Name the three parts of the brainstem: |
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| Only innervated by sympathetic division, no synapse in a ganglion, only a preganglionic neuron that is long |
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| Describe how the innervation of the adrenal medulla is different from other organs: |
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| Hair cells > cochlear nerves > vestibulocochlear cranial nerve > brainstem > thalamus > auditory cortex > temporal lobe |
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| List the correct order of olfactory nerve pathways: |
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In most people:
Left Hemisphere
(Categorical Hemisphere) - contains Wernicke's area and motor speech area, forms sequential and analytical reasoning
Right Hemisphere
(Representational Hemisphere) -
Visuospacial relationships and analysis, imagination, insight, musical and artistic skill, perception of patterns, comparison of the special senses.
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Explain how cerebral lateralization is organized in the brain, including the difference between the categorical hemisphere and the representational hemisphere, and the relationships and communication between them. |
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Cardiac plexus - parasympathetic decreases heart rate and blood pressure & sympathetic increase heart rate and blood pressure
Pulmonary plexus - parasympathetic decreases bronchial diameter & sympathetic increases bronchial diamter
Esophageal plexus - parasympathetic coordinates swallowing reflex in lower esophagus
Abdominal aortic plexus - parasympathetic activates digestive and urinary organs & sympathetic deactivates digestive and urinary organs |
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Describe how parasympathetic stimulation and sympathetic stimulation affect the organs of the following autonomic plexuses: cardiac plexus, pulmonary plexus, espohageal plexus, abdominal plexus |
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| Hypothalamus is the connection between the nervous system and the endocrine system. It controls most endocrine functions, causing production of anterior pituitary hormones, producing and storing posterior pituitary hormones and controls adrenal medulla |
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| Explain the importance of the hypothalamus to the endocrine system: |
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