Chapter 13
Most inferior portion of the brain stem
Medulla oblongata
What kind of memory is associated with tasks like riding a bike
Procedural memory
What are the names of the three inner ear bones?
The malleus, the incus, and the stapes
What are the branches of the autonomic nervous system?
The sympathetic and parasympathetic
What kind of cell builds up bone tissue
Osteoblasts
Area of the brain responsible for motor speech
Broca's area
The descending tracts of the spinal cord carry what kind of signal/information
Motor
Which area of the brain is primarily involved in the perception of smell
The central olfactory cortex
How do digestive processes change during the fight or flight response?
Peristalsis/secretion is inhibited
What phase of the cell cycle involves the growth of the cell but not the replication of genetic material
The G1 phase
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Name of sensory receptors located in internal organs
Visceral receptors
The savory "umami" flavor is caused by what kind of tastants (molecules)
Amino acids
What kind of receptors are associated with the sympathetic response
Adrenergic receptors
What kind of membrane channel is opened or closed in response to a change in the membrane potential
What is the substantia nigra associated with
Muscle tone
Sensory tract associated with two-point discrimination
Doral column-medial lemniscus
In which structure would you find perilymphatic fluid
Scala vestibuli/Scala tympani
How do nicotinic receptors respond when acetylcholine is bound?
They become excitatory
What kind of bone formation is used to build the flat bones of the skull
intramembranous ossification
Area of the brain responsible for the emotional expression of fear and rage
Hypothalamus
Which sensory tract DOES NOT pass through the pons
Spinocerebellar
Photoreceptors most concentration in the fovea
Cones
Which neurotransmitter is associated with the sympathetic nervous system?
Norepinephrine
Your muscles are sore after a workout, what kind of metabolic process (respiration) causes this soreness and why?
Anaerobic respiration, lactic acid buildup