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| What is the name of the division of the nervous system that exclusively controls skeletal muscles? |
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| Fibers that conduct impulses away from the cell body are _________. |
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| What is not a classification of neurons based on their structure? |
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| The membrane surrounding an entire nerve. |
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| Collection of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system |
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| Before the start of the action potential, the neuron membrane is |
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| What happens to a membrane in repolarization? |
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| Potassium channels open late in the action potential |
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| Neurotransmitters bind to specific proteins on the postsynaptic membrane called |
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| Where is cerebrospinal fluid found? |
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| Central canal of the spinal chord |
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| What is the difference between Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes? |
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| Schwann cells make myelin in PNS oligodendrocytes make myelin in the CNS |
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| Name the correct order of impulse conduction through a reflex arc (5 items) |
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| Receptor, sensory neuron, inter neuron, motor neuron, effector |
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| Where are cell bodies of sensory neurons found? |
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| What are the names of the two fibers/extensions of the neuron? |
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| What is another name for the Vestibulocochlear nerve? |
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| What is controlled by the hypothalamus? |
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| Pituitary gland and autonomic nervous system |
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| What system do the hippocampus and the reticular formation belong to? |
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| What is the cerebellum? Where is it located? |
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| Little brain located beneath the posterior part of the cerebral hemispheres |
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| How does blood drain from the brain. |
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| Name the layer of the meninges that most closely follows the contours of the brain. |
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| How does cerebrospinal fluid flow? |
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| From the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle via the formina |
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| What is the choroid plexus? |
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| The vascular network the forms the cerebral spinal fluid |
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| Deep groove in the brain. |
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| Which lobe of the cerebrum lies posterior to the parietal lobe and extends over the cerebellum? |
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| Where is the visual area of the cortex located? |
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| What happens in a patient with an injury in Broca's area? |
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| Difficulty speaking and forming words |
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| What connects the midbrain and the medulla oblongata? |
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| What is an intrinsic muscle of the eye? |
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| An epidural hematoma results in bleeding into the space between which two areas of the head? |
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| What hormone opposes the effect of the parathyroid hormone? |
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| The phrenic nerve arises from which plexus? |
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| Name the cranial nerve that supplies motor impulses to the tongue. |
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| What is the receptor for hearing? |
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| The frontal and parietal lobes are separated by what? |
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| What is not a product of the adrenal gland? |
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| What neurotransmitter is released at the neuromuscular junction during a reflex? |
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| ______________is a general sense. |
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| What area of the tongue is particularly sensitive to sweet tastes? |
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| What is the middle, pigmented layer of the eye called? |
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| Another word for the blind spot is __________. |
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| What is the point of sharpest vision called? |
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| Where are tears produced? |
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| The receptors for vision are the _________ and _________. |
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| Pigment found in the rods |
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| What nerve that governs most of the extrinsic eye muscles? |
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| What is the function of the maculae? |
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| To detect the position of the head in relation to gravity |
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| What is the scientific name for the eardrum? |
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| What gland secretes earwax? |
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| What are the receptors for pain? |
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| Where is the thyroid gland located? |
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| Either side of the larynx |
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| The islets of Langerhans are found in the |
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| The adrenal cortex produces _____________. |
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| ____________ is a gonadotropic hormone. |
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| Where are the target tissues for oxytocin found? |
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| Name the gland that produces calcitonin. |
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| The ossicle of the ear that is in contact with the tympanic membrane is the what? |
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| What causes myxedema in an adult? |
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| The arachnoid villi are not associated with what? |
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| What is an atrial natriuretic peptide? |
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| The hormone that increases sodium loss and lowers blood pressure. |
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| True or False: A neuron is not an example of a neuroglial cell. |
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| A heredity disorder that prevents normal vibration of the stapes is called? |
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