Top hat questions: Exam 4
What is a unique feature of the Sympathetic Division of the Autonomic Nervous System?
Branched Preganglionic Axons
What structure is made up entirely of nerve roots?
Cauda Equina
What structure produces cerebrospinal fluid?
Choroid plexus
Which opening in the skull does the Olfactory Nerve (CN I) pass through?
Cribriform plate
The Sciatic Nerve is part of the Central Nervous System?
False
What is a terminal nerve of the lumbar plexus?
Femoral Nerve
What cranial nerve is involved in the gag reflex?
Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN IX)
Why does polio result in muscular paralysis?
It attacks cell bodies in the anterior horn of the spinal cord
Which of the Auditory Ossicles is attached to the eardrum?
Malleus
What is the name of the wrapping found around axons in white matter of both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?
Myelination
What is one function of the Aqueous Humor?
Nourishing the cornea
Which part of the autonomic nervous system has very long preganglionic axons?
Parasympathetic Division
Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?
Parietal lobe
What is the innermost layer of the Meninges called?
Pia mater
What spinal structure is made of only sensory neurons?
Posterior Root Ganglion
What autonomic nervous system structure is associated with the unpaired branches of the Abdominal Aorta?
Prevertebral Ganglia
The hair cells are part of what larger structure?
Spiral Organ
What is the name of the space between two neurons where they meet?
Synaptic cleft
What is the name for the branches at the end of the axon?
Teleodendria
What part of the brain houses the auditory association area?
Temporal Lobe
What region of the brain filters sensory information traveling to the Cerebrum?
Thalamus
Which of the following is a feature of the Parasympathetic Division of the Autonomic Nervous System?
Travels through the Vagus Nerve
Which nerve is sensory to the face?
Trigeminal Nerve (CN V)
The Iris is part of what layer of the eyeball?
Vascular Layer
What nervous system structure is made of myelinated axons of neurons?
White matter
What type of neuron has many dendrites?
multipolar neuron
