Quiz 2

the __ begins where the spinal cord enters the skull and is made up of the diencephalon, midbrain and hindbrain

Brainstem

What is the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron?

Dendrite, Cell body, Axon hillock, axon

Neurons

Have only one axon

With regard to the Encephalization Quotient (EQ), the following statement(s) is/are true:

It is a measure of brain size obtained from the ratio of actual brain size to the expected brain size for an animal of a particular body size and homo sapiens have the largest EQ of all animals.

__________ are known for having the largest cell bodies, the longest axons and carrying efferent neural information.

Motor neurons

Rostral is to caudal as

anterier is to posterior

This brain region controls complex movements and cognitive functions and its size increases with the physical speed and dexterity of a species

cerebellum

Specific brain functions are highly localized in discrete areas that are very resistant to changes caused by both learning and the environment.

false

__________ are glial cells in the central nervous system that myelinate axons while __________ are glial cells in the peripheral nervous system that myelinate axons.

oligodendroglia, schwann cells

The __________ nervous system works to help us "rest and digest," whereas the __________ nervous system helps initiate fight-or-flight responses.

parasympathetic, sympathetic