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Which branch of the autonomic nervous system contains the paravertebral ganglia?
Sympathetic
Name something that can increase sympathetic nervous system signalling?
Shock, sprint, stress, etc.
How many types of cone photoreceptor cells do most humans have?
Three
True or False. If sound waves have a higher frequency, they have a lower pitch.
False
What region of the brain allow for organization of spoken language that then sends the signal to the motor cortex?
Broca's area
If we increase signal to the parasympathetic nervous system, will blood pressure increase, decrease, or stay the same?
Decrease
What action does epinephrine have in the lungs?
Bronchodilation
What does the gap in the retina at the back of the eye where the optic nerve enters cause?
Blind spot
The Organ of Corti converts sound waves into an electrical impulse to send to the brain. In what structure is this located?
Cochlea
What is the type of amnesia called when you cannot form new memories but retain old memories?
Anterograde
If solutes increase in blood, what will the result be to blood pressure?
Increase
What two regions of the brain are the respiratory drivers located in?
Pons and medulla
What type of involuntary eye movement scan the environment through over 100,000 movements a day?
What does the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear control?
Balance and spatial orientation
What does "PET" stand for in PET scan?
Positron Emission Tomography
What is the third branch of the autonomic nervous system (in addition to sympathetic and parasympathetic)?
Enteric
Which peripheral sympathetic nerve of the baroreceptor reflex runs to the adrenal gland?
Splanchnic nerve
Name one of the three cranial nerves that controls eye muscle movement.
Oculomotor (III), Trochlear (IV), and Abducens (VI)
Which side(s) of the brain is sound that enters the left ear processed in?
Both
Name one of the two abnormal molecules in the brain of Alzheimer's patients that lead to the shrinkage of the hippocampus and frontal lobes.
beta amyloid plaques and/or Tau neurofibrillary tangles
Which two groups of spinal nerves are involved with parasympathetic response? (e.g. lumbar)
Cranial and sacral
Vasomotor and Cardiac
If the lateral side of the left eye optic nerve is damaged, which side of the left eye field of vision would be lost (central or peripheral)?
Central
Temporal
What neuronal structure is damaged in patients with conduction aphasia?
Arcuate fasciculus