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What are the valleys on the surface of the Cortex of the brain called? Sulci
What joins the two anterior funiculi? White commissure
What glial cells are key parts of the blood-brain-barrier? Astrocytes
What structure in the midbrain has somatic motor axons from the primary motor cortex passing
through it on their way to the spinal cord? Cerebral peduncles
What type of organelles are found in the soma and axon of neurons that allow the neuron to have
a high metabolic rate? Mitochondria
What cranial nerve, name and number, innervates skeletal muscles located in the lateral posterior
areas of the neck? CN XI Accessory Nerve
What nerve innervates the anconeus muscle? Radial Nerve
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What structure in the midbrain deals with hearing? Inferior colliculi
What does the Central Nervous System initiate a nerve impulse to that react to change the body's
environment? Effector
What true space related to the meninges is found in the spinal cord but not in the brain?
Epidural space
What cranial nerve, name and number, deals with balance? CN VIII Vestibulocochlear
nerve
What nerve innervates the extensor hallucis muscle? Deep fibular nerve
What is the inferior end of the spinal cord called? Conus medullaris
What dural venous sinus is found in the falx cerebelli? Occipital sinus
What structure connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland? Infundibulum