Neuroscience ENMU (Linda Weems) Final Exam
The nervous system can be divided into two major parts: - ANSWER Central and
peripheral nervous systems
The central nervous system is comprised of... - ANSWER Brain and spinal cord
saggital plane divides brain into: - ANSWER Left and right
Horizontal plane (transverse plane) divides brain into: - ANSWER Top and bottom
coronal plane (frontal plane) divides brain into: - ANSWER Front and back
Posterior spinal cord: - ANSWER Dorsal
Inferior cerebrum: - ANSWER Ventral
Anterior spinal cord: - ANSWER Ventral
Superior cerebrum: - ANSWER Dorsal
Posterior cerebrum - ANSWER Caudal
superior spinal cord: - ANSWER Rostral
Anterior cerebrum: - ANSWER Rostral
, inferior spinal cord: - ANSWER Caudal
Two types of cells in nervous system: - ANSWER neurons and glial cells
Cell made for signaling and communicating: - ANSWER Neuron
Neurons receive input through the... - ANSWER Cell body or dendrites
The signal is transmitted along the.. - ANSWER Axon
An involuntary response to some type of stimulus - ANSWER Reflex
Reflexes must minimally include a... - ANSWER Sensory neuron and a motor neuron
Most axons are covered with... - ANSWER Myelin (white)
The portion of the neuron that transmits the action potential is the... - ANSWER Axon
Microglia - ANSWER Consume harmful substances
Astrocyte - ANSWER helps form the blood-brain barrier
Oligodendroglia - ANSWER Forms myelin in CNS
Schwann cells - ANSWER Form myelin in PNS
The nervous system can be divided into two major parts: - ANSWER Central and
peripheral nervous systems
The central nervous system is comprised of... - ANSWER Brain and spinal cord
saggital plane divides brain into: - ANSWER Left and right
Horizontal plane (transverse plane) divides brain into: - ANSWER Top and bottom
coronal plane (frontal plane) divides brain into: - ANSWER Front and back
Posterior spinal cord: - ANSWER Dorsal
Inferior cerebrum: - ANSWER Ventral
Anterior spinal cord: - ANSWER Ventral
Superior cerebrum: - ANSWER Dorsal
Posterior cerebrum - ANSWER Caudal
superior spinal cord: - ANSWER Rostral
Anterior cerebrum: - ANSWER Rostral
, inferior spinal cord: - ANSWER Caudal
Two types of cells in nervous system: - ANSWER neurons and glial cells
Cell made for signaling and communicating: - ANSWER Neuron
Neurons receive input through the... - ANSWER Cell body or dendrites
The signal is transmitted along the.. - ANSWER Axon
An involuntary response to some type of stimulus - ANSWER Reflex
Reflexes must minimally include a... - ANSWER Sensory neuron and a motor neuron
Most axons are covered with... - ANSWER Myelin (white)
The portion of the neuron that transmits the action potential is the... - ANSWER Axon
Microglia - ANSWER Consume harmful substances
Astrocyte - ANSWER helps form the blood-brain barrier
Oligodendroglia - ANSWER Forms myelin in CNS
Schwann cells - ANSWER Form myelin in PNS
