A&P 2 Final Exam Study Guide
1. What is the innermost meninx? Pia mater
2. What is the tough outer meninx? Dura mater
3. What space contains cerebrospinal fluid? Subarachnoid space
4. What structure connects the cerebral hemispheres? Corpus callosum
5. What brain region surrounds the third ventricle? Diencephalon
6. What is the primary motor cortex? Precentral gyrus
7. Which lobe processes vision? Occipital lobe
8. What separates the frontal and parietal lobes? Central sulcus
9. What brain structure controls breathing and heart Medulla oblongata
rate?
10. What brain structure controls coordination and bal- Cerebellum
ance?
11. What type of information do ascending tracts carry? Sensory information
12. What type of information do descending tracts carry? Motor information
13. What does decussation mean? Crossing from one side of
the CNS to the other
14. What type of paralysis is caused by upper motor neu- Spastic paralysis
ron damage?
15. What type of paralysis is caused by lower motor neu- Flaccid paralysis
ron damage?
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16. Which spinal root carries motor information? Ventral root
17. Which spinal root carries sensory information? Dorsal root
18. What is a ganglion? Collection of neuron cell
bodies in the PNS
19. What is the correct order of a reflex arc? Receptor ’sensory neuron
’interneuron ’motor neu-
ron ’effector
20. Which nerve comes from the sacral plexus? Sciatic nerve
21. Which autonomic division is known as 'fight or flight'? Sympathetic division
22. Which autonomic division is known as 'rest and di- Parasympathetic division
gest'?
23. What neurotransmitter is usually released by sympa- Norepinephrine
thetic postganglionic neurons?
24. What effect does sympathetic stimulation have on di- Slows digestion
gestion?
25. What receptors are on postganglionic neurons in auto- Nicotinic receptors
nomic ganglia?
26. Which glial cells line the ventricles? Ependymal cells
27. What connective tissue surrounds an individual axon? Endoneurium
28. What do umami receptors detect? L-glutamate
29. What structure detects odors? Olfactory epithelium
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1. What is the innermost meninx? Pia mater
2. What is the tough outer meninx? Dura mater
3. What space contains cerebrospinal fluid? Subarachnoid space
4. What structure connects the cerebral hemispheres? Corpus callosum
5. What brain region surrounds the third ventricle? Diencephalon
6. What is the primary motor cortex? Precentral gyrus
7. Which lobe processes vision? Occipital lobe
8. What separates the frontal and parietal lobes? Central sulcus
9. What brain structure controls breathing and heart Medulla oblongata
rate?
10. What brain structure controls coordination and bal- Cerebellum
ance?
11. What type of information do ascending tracts carry? Sensory information
12. What type of information do descending tracts carry? Motor information
13. What does decussation mean? Crossing from one side of
the CNS to the other
14. What type of paralysis is caused by upper motor neu- Spastic paralysis
ron damage?
15. What type of paralysis is caused by lower motor neu- Flaccid paralysis
ron damage?
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, A&P 2 Final Exam Study Guide
16. Which spinal root carries motor information? Ventral root
17. Which spinal root carries sensory information? Dorsal root
18. What is a ganglion? Collection of neuron cell
bodies in the PNS
19. What is the correct order of a reflex arc? Receptor ’sensory neuron
’interneuron ’motor neu-
ron ’effector
20. Which nerve comes from the sacral plexus? Sciatic nerve
21. Which autonomic division is known as 'fight or flight'? Sympathetic division
22. Which autonomic division is known as 'rest and di- Parasympathetic division
gest'?
23. What neurotransmitter is usually released by sympa- Norepinephrine
thetic postganglionic neurons?
24. What effect does sympathetic stimulation have on di- Slows digestion
gestion?
25. What receptors are on postganglionic neurons in auto- Nicotinic receptors
nomic ganglia?
26. Which glial cells line the ventricles? Ependymal cells
27. What connective tissue surrounds an individual axon? Endoneurium
28. What do umami receptors detect? L-glutamate
29. What structure detects odors? Olfactory epithelium
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