The arbor vitae refers to ________.
Cerebellar white matter
The brain stem consists of the ________.
Midbrain, medulla, and pons
The primary auditory cortex is located in the _________.
Temporal lobe
What cells line the ventricle of the brain?
Ependymal cells
The vital centers of the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are located in the _________.
Medulla
Which of the following is not a role of the basal nuclei?
Initiating protective reflex actions
Which of the following statements is false or incorrect statement?
Damage to the primary motor cortex results only in the loss of both voluntary muscle control and reflexes
An individual who could trace a picture of a bicycle with his finger but could not recognize it as a bicycle is most likely to have sustained damage to the _________.
Visual association area
Broca's area ________.
Is considered a motor speech area
The blood-brain barrier is effective against ________.
Metabolic waste such as urea
The process of linking new facts with old facts already stored in the memory bank is called _________.
Association
Which category of memory is involved when playing the piano?
Procedural
The brain area that regulates activities that control the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cerebral cortex is the ___________.
Recticular formation
Which of the following would thou not find in normal cerebrospinal fluid?
Platelets
REM sleep jus associated with ________.
Temporary skeletal muscle inhibition except for ocular muscles and diaphragm
Injury to the hypothalamus may result in all of the following except ________.
Loss of proprioception
The ears of the cortex that is responsible for sensations of the full bladder and the feeling that your lungs will burst when you hold your breath too long is the ________.
Visceral sensory area
White matter is found in all of the following locations except the _________.
Cerebral cortex
Loss of the ability to perform skilled motor activities suck as pain playing, with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles, might suggest damage to the ________.
Premotor cortex
A professor unexpectedly blow a loud horn in his class. The students were startled. The reflexive movements of their eyes were mediated by the:
Inferior colliculi
Fiber tracts that allow neurons within the same cerebral hemisphere to communicate are:
Association fibers
Nervous system receptors of the PNS are classified based on all of the following EXCEPT:
Degree of branching
Which of the following receptors is found in muscles and tendons?
Proprioceptors
After axonal injury, regeneration on peripheral nerves is guided by ________.
Schwann cells
Regeneration within the CNS _________.
Is prevented sue to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes
Which of the following is the correct simple spinal reflex arc?
Receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector
In crossed-extensor reflex, if the right arm was grabbed it would flex and the left arm would _______.
Extend