COURSERA-- MEDICAL
NEUROSCIENCE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
olivary ______ nucleus: receives from intrinsically photosensitive RGCs that use
melanopsin and is responsible for pupil contraction - Answer-pretectal
olivary body: the olivary bodies or simply olives are a pair of prominent oval
structures in the medulla oblongata, the lower portion of the brainstem. They contain
the olivary nuclei. There is the superior olivary nucleus, considered part of the pons
and aids the perception of _______.
And there's the inferior olivary nucleus, which is mainly involved in cerebellar
________-learning and function. - Answer-sound, motor
There is the ________ olivary nucleus, considered part of the pons and aids the
perception of sound.
And there's the ________ olivary nucleus, which is mainly involved in cerebellar
motor-learning and function. - Answer-superior, inferior
_______trician: a physician who specializes in the care of older people - Answer-
geria
______ tendon organ: within tendons; they respond to an increase in tendon
TENSION - Answer-golgi
the _______ sulcus is the division between the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe -
Answer-central
the parieto-occipital sulcus marks one point of demarcation between the parietal lobe
and the occipital lobe. The other is a feature of the inferior aspect of the hemisphere
called the pre-occipital _______ which is attributable to a flap of dura that sits
between the cerebellum and the occipital lobe called the tentorium. So an imaginary
line between the parieto-occipital sulcus and that pre-occipital () is what divides the
parietal lobe from the occipital lobe - Answer-notch
glia: support the metabolic and the signaling functions of neurons, which often
involves both electrical and chemical signals. () participate in the forming of neural
circuits and in a variety of forms of synaptic ______. This is a very exciting, new
aspect of glial cell biology that's just now beginning to open up. And we're coming to
see glial cells as really being active participants in the process of making new
synaptic connections in the brain. Certain types of glia, they make myelin, which is a
form of insulation around axons that aids significantly in the propagation of electrical
signals along this component of the neuron. Glia contribute to the formation of the
________-brain barrier. Glia participate in the ________ response in injured neural
tissue, and that includes phagocytosis of cellular debris. Other types of glial cells
contribute to the formation of ______ tissue in damaged brain and spinal cord, an -
Answer-plasticity, blood, inflammatory, scar
, astrocytes are primarily found in gray matter. And the reason is, is that they're
closely associated with the cell bodies, the dendrytes and the synaptic connections
of neurons. Glial cells help to maintain the ionic balance of the extracellular fluids
that surround neurons and that's very important for maintaining the capacity of those
neurons to generate and maintain electrical signaling. One additional role of
astrocytes is to take up and process neurotransmitters. Astrocytes are the glial
element that assists in the formation of new ________s and new _______s within
gray matter. This is, again a newly discovered property of astocytes and it's one that
is opening up new for research as well as potentially new therapies for intervention
for individuals who've had damage to their brain or spinal cord. Astrocytes are that
category of glial cell that contributes to the formation of the blood-brain barrier. As
well as - Answer-synapse, circuit, ependymal
And astrocytes are that type of glia that can differentiate into a type of cell that can
form fibrillary ________ tissue. With in injured brain and so this is important if there
has been injury and that injury is evolves in time to form let's say a small cavity as
cellular debris is removed, then that cavity can be filled up by astrocytes that will
grow in and form a kind of () tissue to occupy that space in damaged brain. -
Answer-scar
________s are that category of glial cell that contributes to the formation of the
blood-brain barrier. - Answer-Astrocyte
Lateral fissure: the prominent horizontal groove separating the frontal and temporal
lobes in each hemisphere.
The lateral fissure tends to be longer and STRAIGHTER in the left hemisphere
compared to the right. And this, we think, accommodates some of the specialized
regions of the posterior temporal lobe and inferior parietal lobule that have to do with
processing human _______. - Answer-language
the central sulcus extends from the dorsal midline to the _______ fissure in roughly a
straight trajectory. - Answer-lateral
The cerebral cortex is _____encephalon and then now, what we can see here is the
____encephalon, being comprised of a region called the Thalamus and then just
below the Hypothalamus. - Answer-tel, di
diencephalon: contains the ________ and the ________ - Answer-thalamus,
hypothalamus
metencephalon: contains the ________ and the ________ - Answer-pons,
cerebellum
myencephalon: contains the ______, which is responsible for reflex activities, such
as heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and
vomiting, are controlled in this area. - Answer-medulla oblongata
NEUROSCIENCE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
olivary ______ nucleus: receives from intrinsically photosensitive RGCs that use
melanopsin and is responsible for pupil contraction - Answer-pretectal
olivary body: the olivary bodies or simply olives are a pair of prominent oval
structures in the medulla oblongata, the lower portion of the brainstem. They contain
the olivary nuclei. There is the superior olivary nucleus, considered part of the pons
and aids the perception of _______.
And there's the inferior olivary nucleus, which is mainly involved in cerebellar
________-learning and function. - Answer-sound, motor
There is the ________ olivary nucleus, considered part of the pons and aids the
perception of sound.
And there's the ________ olivary nucleus, which is mainly involved in cerebellar
motor-learning and function. - Answer-superior, inferior
_______trician: a physician who specializes in the care of older people - Answer-
geria
______ tendon organ: within tendons; they respond to an increase in tendon
TENSION - Answer-golgi
the _______ sulcus is the division between the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe -
Answer-central
the parieto-occipital sulcus marks one point of demarcation between the parietal lobe
and the occipital lobe. The other is a feature of the inferior aspect of the hemisphere
called the pre-occipital _______ which is attributable to a flap of dura that sits
between the cerebellum and the occipital lobe called the tentorium. So an imaginary
line between the parieto-occipital sulcus and that pre-occipital () is what divides the
parietal lobe from the occipital lobe - Answer-notch
glia: support the metabolic and the signaling functions of neurons, which often
involves both electrical and chemical signals. () participate in the forming of neural
circuits and in a variety of forms of synaptic ______. This is a very exciting, new
aspect of glial cell biology that's just now beginning to open up. And we're coming to
see glial cells as really being active participants in the process of making new
synaptic connections in the brain. Certain types of glia, they make myelin, which is a
form of insulation around axons that aids significantly in the propagation of electrical
signals along this component of the neuron. Glia contribute to the formation of the
________-brain barrier. Glia participate in the ________ response in injured neural
tissue, and that includes phagocytosis of cellular debris. Other types of glial cells
contribute to the formation of ______ tissue in damaged brain and spinal cord, an -
Answer-plasticity, blood, inflammatory, scar
, astrocytes are primarily found in gray matter. And the reason is, is that they're
closely associated with the cell bodies, the dendrytes and the synaptic connections
of neurons. Glial cells help to maintain the ionic balance of the extracellular fluids
that surround neurons and that's very important for maintaining the capacity of those
neurons to generate and maintain electrical signaling. One additional role of
astrocytes is to take up and process neurotransmitters. Astrocytes are the glial
element that assists in the formation of new ________s and new _______s within
gray matter. This is, again a newly discovered property of astocytes and it's one that
is opening up new for research as well as potentially new therapies for intervention
for individuals who've had damage to their brain or spinal cord. Astrocytes are that
category of glial cell that contributes to the formation of the blood-brain barrier. As
well as - Answer-synapse, circuit, ependymal
And astrocytes are that type of glia that can differentiate into a type of cell that can
form fibrillary ________ tissue. With in injured brain and so this is important if there
has been injury and that injury is evolves in time to form let's say a small cavity as
cellular debris is removed, then that cavity can be filled up by astrocytes that will
grow in and form a kind of () tissue to occupy that space in damaged brain. -
Answer-scar
________s are that category of glial cell that contributes to the formation of the
blood-brain barrier. - Answer-Astrocyte
Lateral fissure: the prominent horizontal groove separating the frontal and temporal
lobes in each hemisphere.
The lateral fissure tends to be longer and STRAIGHTER in the left hemisphere
compared to the right. And this, we think, accommodates some of the specialized
regions of the posterior temporal lobe and inferior parietal lobule that have to do with
processing human _______. - Answer-language
the central sulcus extends from the dorsal midline to the _______ fissure in roughly a
straight trajectory. - Answer-lateral
The cerebral cortex is _____encephalon and then now, what we can see here is the
____encephalon, being comprised of a region called the Thalamus and then just
below the Hypothalamus. - Answer-tel, di
diencephalon: contains the ________ and the ________ - Answer-thalamus,
hypothalamus
metencephalon: contains the ________ and the ________ - Answer-pons,
cerebellum
myencephalon: contains the ______, which is responsible for reflex activities, such
as heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and
vomiting, are controlled in this area. - Answer-medulla oblongata
