Diagrams
Diagrams
Diagrams
Questions
Questions
100
What is 1?
Axon Terminal
100
What is 1?
Axon
100
What is 15?
Corpus Callosum
100
Which cells insulate the axon to speed up electrical impulses?
Myelin Sheath
100
Which major brain region is identified as the "seat of high-level cognitive functions," including language, reasoning, and planning?
Cerebrum
200
What is 2?
Neurotransmitter
200
What is 2?
Nucleus
200
What is 4?
Pineal Gland
200
Within the context of delirium, how is a hallucination clinically distinguished from an illusion?
A hallucination is a false sensory experience perceived as real, while an illusion is a misinterpretation of real environmental stimuli.
200
The "Rest and Digest" response is governed by which system?
Parasympathetic
300
What is 3?
Neurotransmitters
300
What is 5?
Myelin Sheath
300
What is 12?
Hypothalamus
300
Which nervous system division prepares the body for "fight or flight"?
Sympathetic
300
A patient presenting with an inability to form new memories following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is experiencing ________ amnesia, whereas the loss of memories from before the injury is termed ________ amnesia.
Antegrade, Retrograde
400
What is 4?
Synaptic Cleft
400
What is 3?
Dendrite
400
What is 8?
Pons
400
In clinical neurology, how are the mechanisms of a hemorrhagic stroke and an ischemic stroke differentiated?
An ischemic stroke results from a blood vessel becoming occluded due to atherosclerosis, whereas a hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel ruptures and bleeds into brain tissue.
400
Which specific structure within the diencephalon acts as the "sensory traffic director," routing impulses from sensory organs to the cerebral cortex?
Thalamus
500
What is 5?
Sarcolemma
500
What is 6?
Axon Terminals
500
What is 11?
Pituitary Gland
500
Which monitor and control center is responsible for regulating autonomic functions such as hunger, thirst, and body temperature?
Hypothalamus
500
What is the primary anatomical role of the Corpus Callosum?
To connect and enable communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.