Mesencephalon Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

there is a midbrain-diencephalic junction that has a _______ bend - 90 degree structure above midbrain, the front is _______ and back is ________ - rostral, caudal midbrain and below, the spinal cord is - perpendicular structures below the midbrain, the superior is _______ and the inferior is ________ - rostral, caudal autonomic is part of the motor division of PNS. t/f - true autonomic control is a 2 neuron system. How so? - CNS to ganglion, ganglion to effector (example motor to autonomi...

Barry BMS - Neuroscience COMP Latest Update Graded A+ To relay the sensory information to the cerebellum and thalamus and contain viscera somatic and motor None of the above = pons Which of the following are true about the CEREBELLUM? a. the cerebellum relays information to the thalamus b. relay c. coordinate complex motor behaviors C The secondary brain vesicle at 6 weeks which originates the medulla oblongata Myelencephalon Which region of the adult brain originates the cer...

myelin - correct answer (Ch. 7) The fatty protective covering for neurons is _____. ventricles - correct answer (Ch. 7) The interconnected cavities within the brain are the _____. temporal lobe - correct answer (Ch. 7) The part of the brain that processes hearing is the _____. occipital - correct answer (Ch. 7) The part of the brain that processes the sense of sight is the _____ lobe. cerebellum - correct answer (Ch. 7) The part of the brain that controls the skeletal muscles is the _____. ...

PNB 3255 Exam I Questions and Answers Already Passed Nervous system is ___% of human body weight 3% or ~4.5 lbs The CNS includes: Brain, spinal cord, and retina The PNS includes: Neurons outside the CNS, cranial / spinal nerves, ganglia Autonomic nervous system controls: Visceral functions such as heart rate, digestion, salivation, respiration CNS development begins at what day of intrauterine development? Day 22 Describe the process of CNS formation. The nervous system develops from the ne...

USMLE TEST BANK With All Correct Answers 2023-2024 | Questions and Answers Latest Graded A+. What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? Correct Answer: Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? Correct Answer: Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict whe...

USMLE TEST BANK | Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+. What is the name of the spinal cord passing within the subarachnoid space and forming the spinal nerves that exit the lumbar and sacral foramina? Correct Answer: Cauda equina Name the laryngeal muscle described by the following: • Pulls the arytenoids cartilages closer to the thyroid, relaxing the vocal ligaments and thereby decreasing the pitch Correct Answer: Thyroarytenoid muscles Name the laryngeal muscle described by th...

Uncal herniation occurs when a cerebellar tonsil shifts through the foramen magnum. the cingulate gyrus shifts under the falx cerebri. the diencephalon shifts from the middle fossa straight downward through the tentorial notch into the posterior fossa. the hippocampal gyrus shifts from the middle fossa through the tentorial notch into the posterior fossa. Uncal herniation (hippocampal herniation, lateral mass herniation) occurs when the uncus or hippocampal gyrus (or both) shifts from t...

USAHS Clinical Neuroscience Questions and Answers Already Passed What are the 5 steps of neurological development in order? Neurulation, cell proliferation, migration and aggregation, formation of axonal and dendritic processes, and synaptogenesis ______________ involves the formation of the neural crest and neural tube. Neurulation Cell proliferation occurs within the ________ _______. Neural tube During the migration and aggregation phase of embryological development the cells migrate/aggre...

The diagnostic procedure that uses radio waves is _____. - correct answer MRI _____ is fainting. - correct answer syncope A cerebrovascular accident results from a _____. - correct answer lack of oxygen The part of the brain that stores memory is the _____. - correct answer cerebrum True or False? The word element ment/o means brain. - correct answer false {"referring to the mind"} The fatty protective covering for neurons is _____. - correct answer myelin sheath True or False? The cereb...

Cell process affected in Reyes syndrome? decrease B-oxidation in mitochondria Borderline personality disorder? unstable mood, self mutilation, sense of emptiness, splitting Histrionic personality disorder? Excessively emotional, excitable, attention seeking, sexuall provocative Dependent personality disorder? submissive and clingy, often in abusive relationships What does muscle atonia during REM sleep look like? Acting out of dreams What do the following correspond...