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NU551 Unit 5 Midterm Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Somatic nervous system function

Ans: Controls skeletal muscle


Fastest conducting axons

Ans: Large diameter, myelinated axons


Microglia function

Ans: Clear debris and provide immune defense in the CNS


EPSPs effect on neuron

Ans: Move membrane potential toward threshold; neuron is
facilitated


Reticular Activating System (RAS) function

Ans: Regulates wakefulness and alertness


Prefrontal cortex function
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Ans: Controls thinking, judgment, and concentration


Broca area function

Ans: Motor aspect of speech production


Occipital lobe function

Ans: Primary visual cortex


Hypothalamus function

Ans: Regulates homeostasis and instinctive behaviors


Corpus callosum function

Ans: Major fiber tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres


Medulla oblongata function

Ans: Controls heart rate, blood pressure, and vital reflexes


Reticular formation function

Ans: Influences respiratory patterns

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