Cranial nerves
Which cranial nerve has neurons that depolarize in response to body position to assist us with balance?
Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
What type of information is carried in the descending tracts of the spinal cord?
Motor
The hippocampus is involved in what process?
Memory formation
Which cranial nerve moves the eye medially and inferiorly?
Trochlear nerve (IV)
Cell bodies of somatic sensory neurons are located in the ___________
Posterior root ganglion
What structure of the brain is responsible for causing a fever?
Hypothalamus
Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles of the tongue?
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Sensory receptors that detect body positioning are called
Proprioceptors
Which structure(s) regulates the sleep/wake cycle?
Hypothalamus -> Pineal gland
Which cranial nerve provides taste sensation to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?
Facial nerve (VII)
To withdraw cerebrospinal fluid during a spinal tap, a needle is inserted into ____________
The subarachnoid space
What is the name of the highly vascularized portion of the lining of the ventricles that secretes cerebrospinal fluid?
Choroid plexus
Which cranial nerve provides taste sensation to the posterior one-third of the tongue?
Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
The nerve that innervates the diaphragm is part of which nerve plexus?
Cervical
What is the name of the structure that connects the two cerebral hemispheres?
Corpus callosum