Neuro Final

• Which creates better images, CT Scan or MRI?

  MRI
• Which part of the limbic system is important for emotion processing?

  Amygdala
• What divides the left and right hemispheres?

  Longitudinal fissure
• What carries blood to the brain?

  Arteries
• What carries blood away from the brain?

  Veins
• What are the 3 parts of the brainstem from superior to inferior?

  Midbrain, Pons, Medulla (Oblongata )
• What is the largest part of the brain?

  Cerebrum
• What makes up the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

  brain and spinal cord
• What makes up the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

  Nerves (cranial and spinal nerves)
• What lobe of the brain is Wernicke's Area located in?

  Temporal Lobe
• What lobe of the brain is Broca's Area located in?

  Frontal Lobe
• What lobe of the brain is most associated with executive function?

  Frontal Lobe
• Is efferent responsible for motor or sensory?

  Motor
• Is afferent responsible for motor or sensory?

  Sensory
• What is the point of connection between 2 neurons (the little space between 2 neurons, the axon of 1, and the dendrites of another)?

  Synapse
• Which neurotransmitter is known as the "feel good" neurotransmitter and is important for motor control?

  Dopamine
• Where do most cranial nerves arise from?

  Brainstem
• Where do the spinal nerves arise from?

  Spinal cord
• Which type of neuron makes up the nerves (upper or lower motor neurons)?

  Lower Motor Neurons (LMNs)
• Which type of neuron makes up the brain and spinal cord (upper or lower motor neurons)?

  Upper Motor Neurons (UMNs)
• The Primary Motor Cortex is located in which lobe of the brain?

  Frontal Lobe
• How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

  12 Pairs
• How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

  31 pairs
• How many pairs of cervical spinal nerves are there?

  8 Pairs (C1-C8)
• How many pairs of thoracic spinal nerves are there?

  12 Pairs (T1-T12)
• How many pairs of lumbar spinal nerves are there?

  5 pairs (L1-L5)
• How many pairs of sacral spinal nerves are there?

  5 pairs (S1-S5)
• How many pairs of coccygeal spinal nerves are there?

  1 pair
• What is the most important muscle for respiration?

  Diaphragm
• What's the technical or medical term for "ear drum"?


  Tympanic Membrane
• What's the perceptual correlate of frequency?

  Pitch
• What's the perceptual correlate of intensity?

  Loudness
• What are the 5 domains of language?

  -Phonology

  -Morphology

  -Syntax

  -Semantics

  -Pragmatics
• For most people, interpretation of figurative meaning (like idioms) is processed in which hemisphere?

  Right Hemisphere
• Why does the velum elevate during swallowing?

  Prevent nasal regurgitation
• Which cranial nerves are important for speech and swallowing?

  -CN V (5): Trigeminal Nerve

  -CN VII (7): Facial Nerve

  -CN VIII (8): Vestibulocochlear Nerve

  -CN IX (9): Glossopharyngeal Nerve

  -CN X (10): Vagus Nerve

  -CN XII (12): Hypoglossal Nerve
• Why is Cranial Nerve V (5), Trigeminal Nerve, important for swallowing?


  Swallowing:

  -mastication (chewing)
• Why is Cranial Nerve VII (7), Facial Nerve, important for speech and swallowing?

  Speech:

  -production of labial phonemes (lip puckering)

  
  

  Swallowing:

  -anterior spilling of bolus (lip control)
• Why is Cranial Nerve VIII (8), Vestibulocochlear Nerve, important for speech?

  Speech:

  -hearing
• Why is Cranial Nerve IX (9), Glossopharyngeal Nerve, important for swallowing?

  Swallowing:

  -loss of movement (pharyngeal constrictors)