Cats Never Sail
Cats Still Never Sailin
Cats Still be Sailin
Cats Lost
Help the Cats
100
What are the four divisions of the brain?
Cerebrum
Diancephalon
Cerebellum
Brainstem
100
What is the "boss" of the ANS?
The hypothalamus
100
What is the subarachnoid space?
It contains the CSF and seperates the arachnoid and pia mater
100
What is the central canal?
A canal that runs down the spinal cord and is filled with CSF
100
The sensory pathway that decussates in the medulla oblangata and carried sensations of touch and proprioception to the postcentral gyrus:
A. Medial lemniscal pathway
B. Spinocerebellar pathway
C. Lateral spinothalamic pathway
D. Anterior spinothalamic pathway
A. Medial lemniscal pathway
200
What type of white matter connects the right and left hemispheres? (Hint: It is a type of fiber)
Commissural fibers
BONUS: What is the largest commissural fiber
200
BOO! I just scared you. What response does your vasopressor center have?
The vasopressor center is going to raise blood pressure when stimulated
200
What are the three regions of gray matter in the spinal cord?
Anterior horn
Posterior horn
Lateral horn
200
Ascending tracts of the white matter in the spinal cod bring stimuli ______ the brain and the desending tracts bring stimuli ______ from the brain.
Toward; away
Give me 1-2 names of the major ascending (Sensory) tracts?
200
The suprachiasmatic nucleus is believed to bo the major brain region in controlling ____
Circadian Rhythems
300
If an EEG shows no activity, then what altered state of consciousness do you think the person is in?
Brain death
300
You are concentrating and studying for your finals. Which brain wave do you think you are in?
Beta waves
BONUS: Beta waves have a low ______ and a high ______
300
which os the following in not a component of the limbic system
A. Hypotalamus
B. cerebral cortex
C. thalamus
D. Midbrain
E. Amygdala
F. Hippocampus
D. Midbrain
300
What is the term for the type of touch sensation that allows you to feel pressure but lacks detailed spatial resolution?
Nondiscriminative/Crude touch
300
Match the drug to the effect
1. amphetamines
2. alcohol
3. Benadryl
Effects:
A. inhibit histamine releasing neurons
B. Stimulate monoamine releasing neurons
C. Stimulate GABA receptors
1. amphetamines : monoamines
2. alcohol: GABA -> inhibitor
3. Benadryl: anti Histamine
400
Which stage of sleep do you think sleep paralysis happens in?
Rapid eye movement sleep (Stage V)
BONUS: On average, how long does REM sleep last?
400
Draw/diagram an action potential conduction in the brain.
400
Where does a first order neuron synapse on a second order neuron?
The posterior horn of the spinal cord
400
What type of brain waves are present during deep sleep?
Delta waves
400
The following structure is essential for forming memories:
A. hippocampus
B. Mammillary bodies
C. Amydgala
D. Putmen
Hippocampus
500
Draw/diagram the development of the central nervous system. (Hint: The development begins with the neural tube)
BONUS: How long does it for the neural tube to completely form?
500
An anterolateral cordotomy is performed that produces relief of pain in the right leg. It is effective because it interrupts the
A. left dorsal column
B. left ventral spinothalamic tract
C. right lateral spinothalamic tract
D. Left lateral spinothalamic tract
B. left ventral spinothalamic tract
500
Which tract contains neurons that transmit stimuli from the lower limbs?
The fasciculus gracilis
500
True or False. Moving from stage I to IV takes less than an hour.
TRUE
500
Which of the following parts of the body has the largest representation I the primary motor cortex
A. Foot and toes
B. Pelvis
C. Upper Arm
D. Hands, fingers and thumb
E. Tongue
Hands, fingers and thumb