EEG 212- Practice Exam B Questions With Complete Solutions

All synapses have common characteristics, which can be summarized in this ordered list: correct answer: 1-presynaptic element 2-neurotransmitter (packaged in vesicles) 3-synaptic cleft 4-receptor proteins 5- postsynaptic element 6- neurotransmitter elimination or re-uptake CSF flows in-between the: correct answer: Arachnoid and pia CSF surrounds: (select all that apply) -the brainstem -the spinal cord -the brain -the cerebellum correct answer: -the brainstem -the spinal cord -the brain -the cerebellum During an absolute refractory period: correct answer: the cell is incapable of responding to any stimulus Efferent fibers enter/exit the spinal cord through: correct answer: ventral roots Grey matter that protrudes into the frontal lobe is known as: correct answer: Anterior horn If a patient is completely blind in one eye, the problem is: correct answer: **IDK, NOT at or behind the optic chiasm In the Peripheral Nervous System, a cluster of neuron cell bodies is referred to as a: correct answer: ganglion Lesions in this would cause symptoms on the ipsilateral side: correct answer: Cerebellum Pupillary dilation in a stressful situation generates responses from the ____division of the ANS. correct answer: sympathetic Sensory tracts are divided into: correct answer: 1st, 2nd & 3rd order neurons The brain, the spinal cord, and the PNS all send information to the cerebrum through this structure also known as "through brain" correct answer: Diencephalon The folds of gray matter on the cortex are called ________. The pattern of these folds of tissue indicates specific regions of the cerebral cortex. correct answer: gyri The following are names of spinal nerve plexuses: (check all that apply) -cervical plexus -lumbar plexus -sacral plexus -brachial correct answer: -cervical plexus -lumbar plexus