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Bio 270 Lecture Exam 2 JMU Hynd Study
Guide Solutions
Astrocytes - ANSWER✔✔-glue that holds neurons in place, helps maintain ionic concentration
Oligodendrocytes - ANSWER✔✔-Myelin sheath of CNS
Microglia - ANSWER✔✔-trashcans of brain, eat dead micro and neurons
ependymal - ANSWER✔✔-lining of ventricles (brain)
schwann cells - ANSWER✔✔-myelin sheath of PNS
Four types of glial cells - ANSWER✔✔-astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, ependymal
blood brain barrier - ANSWER✔✔-capillaries sealed with tight junctions to prevent bad stuff from getting
to the brain
parts of the forebrain - ANSWER✔✔-diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus) and cerebrum (basal
nuclei and cerebral cortex)
gyrus - ANSWER✔✔-elevated folds of brain
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sulcus - ANSWER✔✔-depressed fold of brain
Broca's area of brain - ANSWER✔✔-speaking ability, motor
Wernicke's area of brain - ANSWER✔✔-Language comprehension, sensory
plasticity - ANSWER✔✔-brain's ability to have other areas compensate for any damage if the damage
happens young enough
electroencephalogram (alpha and beta rhythm) - ANSWER✔✔-EEG (brain test). Alpha- eyes closed. Beta-
eyes open.
seizure - ANSWER✔✔-uncontrolled firing of neruons
small movement control - ANSWER✔✔-Basal nuclei/ganglia with thalamus
thalamus job - ANSWER✔✔-gets rid of extra sensory info that is not necessary to know
cerebrum job - ANSWER✔✔-coordinating big subconscious movements (balance, posture)
hypothalamus job - ANSWER✔✔-controls homeostasis
limbic system - ANSWER✔✔-emotion, food, and sex
consolidation - ANSWER✔✔-converting short term to long term memory
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