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Q: Most of the extrinsic ocular muscles receive motor innervation from the (cranial nerve and number) ____________________.
Q: The lateral geniculate body is a nucleus of the thalamus related to the sense of ____________________.
Q: The (cranial nerve and number) ____________________ mediates visual input.
Q: Olfaction refers to the sense of ____________________.
Q: The (cranial nerve and number) ____________________ mediates olfaction.
Q: The (cranial nerve and number) ____________________ is not a true cranial nerve because it reaches the brain without passing through the brainstem.
Q: The ____________________ is a dark brown mass of cells that manufacture dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential for normal movement.
Q: The superior colliculus is associated with the special sense of ____________________.
Q: The inferior colliculus is associated with the special sense of ____________________.
Q: The superior olivary complex is a group of nuclei associated with the special sense of ____________________.
Q: The posterior portion of the pons is known as the ____________________.
Q: The superior and inferior colliculi are found at the level of the ____________________ in the brainstem.
Q: The II, III, and IV cranial nerves arise from the ____________________ of the brainstem.
Q: The cerebral peduncles are found at the level of the ____________________ in the brainstem.
Q: The superior-most structure of the brainstem is the ____________________.
Q: The superior and middle cerebellar peduncles arise from the ____________________ of the brainstem.
Q: The V, VI, VII, and VIII cranial nerves exit from the ____________________ of the brainstem.
Q: The ____________________ level of the brainstem is immediately superior to the medulla.
Q: The obex is a landmark of the ____________________ of the brainstem.
Q: The XII, XI, X, and IX cranial nerves arise from the ____________________ level of the brainstem.
Q: The ____________________ is the most inferior level of the brainstem.
Q: The pyramidal decussation occurs in the (brainstem structure) ____________________.
Q: The lateral vestibular nucleus gives rise to the ____________________ tract, which terminates at the spinal level.
Q: The rubrospinal tract arises from the ____________________ nucleus.
Q: The tectospinal tract arises in the ____________________ of the midbrain.
Q: Fibers of the corticospinal tract that do not decussate at the pyramids descend uncrossed as the ____________________ tract.
Q: Most fibers of the corticospinal tract decussate at the ____________________ of the medulla.
Q: The ____________________ tract conveys information from the cerebrum to the brainstem cranial nuclei.
Q: The ____________________ tract conveys information from the cerebrum to the spinal nerves.
Q: The lower motor neuron is also known as the ____________________ common pathway.
Q: Sensory information enters the spinal cord via ____________________ root fibers.
Q: The (posterior/anterior) ____________________ region of the spinal cord segments provides efferent stimulation to muscles innervated by that segment.
Q: The (posterior/anterior) ____________________ region of a spinal cord segment receives sensory information.
Q: There are (number) ____________________ pairs of cervical spinal nerves.
Q: The 31 pairs of ____________________ arise from the spinal cord.
Q: ____________________ neurons have a single, bifurcating process arising from the soma.
Q: The term white matter refers to the specific component of a neuron known as ____________________.
Q: The term gray matter refers to the specific part of a neuron known as the ____________________.
Q: The juncture between two communicating neurons is the ____________________.
Q: ____________________ is found within the synaptic vesicles.
Q: Synaptic vesicles are found within the ____________________.
Q: An area of a myelinated axon on which there is no myelin is called a ____________________.
Q: Myelin in the central nervous system is made up of ____________________.
Q: Myelin in the peripheral nervous system is made up of ____________________ cells.
Q: ____________________ is a white, fatty wrapping made up of Schwann cells (in the PNS) or oligodendrocytes (in the CNS); it speeds up neural conduction.
Q: ____________________ refers to stimulation of a neuron that reduces the neurons output.
Q: ____________________ refers to stimulation that causes an increase in activity of the tissue stimulated.
Q: Information generally enters the ____________________ of the neuron and exits at the axon.
Q: The function of ____________________ is to transmit information.
Q: ____________________ are support tissue within the nervous system.
Q: The term ____________________ refers to the medulla oblongata.
Q: The ____________________ includes the pons and cerebellum.
Q: The ____________________ is the midbrain of the brainstem.
Q: The ____________________ includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and optic tract.
Q: The ____________________ refers to the structures of olfaction.
Q: The term ____________________ refers to the extended or telescoped brain, and includes the cerebral hemispheres, the white matter immediately beneath it, the basal ganglia, and the olfactory tract.
Q: The ____________________ is also referred to as the rhombencephalon.
Q: The ____________________ is also referred to as the mesencephalon.
Q: The ____________________ is also referred to as the prosencephalon.
Q: The ____________________ system arises from the cerebral cortex and is responsible for the background tone and movement supporting the primary acts.
Q: The ____________________ system arises from the pyramidal cells of the motor strip of the cerebral cortex and is largely responsible for initiation of voluntary motor acts.
Q: The ____________________ nervous system involves those aspects of bodily function that are under conscious and voluntary control.
Q: Descending or motor pathways are referred to as ____________________.
Q: Ascending or sensory pathways are referred to as ____________________.
Q: Digestion is governed by the ____________________ nervous system.
Q: The cranial nerves are part of the ____________________ nervous system.
Q: The cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem belong to the ____________________ nervous system.
Q: ____________________ are a class of receptors monitoring sensation arising from outside the body.
Q: ____________________ are a class of receptors monitoring sensation arising from within the body.
Q: ____________________ respond specifically to changes in temperature.
Q: ____________________ respond to chemical stimulation.
Q: ____________________ respond to physical distortion of tissue.
Q: Vision, audition, olfaction, and taste are ____________________ senses.
Q: ____________________ sense is the sense of the body in motion.
Q: The ____________________ sense relates to pain, thermal sensation, and mechanical stimulation.
Q: ____________________ refers to the ability to recognize the form of an object through touch.
Q: ____________________ refers to sensation of muscle and joint position.
Q: ____________________ pathways transmit information concerning the status of the body to the brain.
Q: Coordination of movement is the domain of the ____________________ of the brain.
Q: Voluntary functions are the domain of the ____________________ of the brain.
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