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Introduction to Neuroscience Review Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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Major components of the nervous system Central nervous system (CNS) = brain and spinal cord 
 
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) 
∙spinal nerves (31 pairs) arise from spinal cord → sensory/motor 
∙cranial nerves (12 pairs, all but first arise from brain) are largely concerned with motor and sensation of the head 
 
Visceral nervous system/autonomic nervous system = motor innervations of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands, sensory innervations of viscera 
 
Terms of direction the axis of d...
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Neuroscience Practice Questions and Answers
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genomics focuses on the analysis of complete DNA sequences, both coding and regulatory. 
 
gap junctions intercellular continuities between neurons that allow for cytoplasmic continuity and the direct transfer of electrical and chemical signals between cells in the nervous system 
 
dendrites the primary targets for synaptic input from the axon terminals of other neurons and are distinguished by their high content of ribosomes, as well as by specific cytoskeletal proteins 
 
synaptic cleft an in...
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Neuroscience For Psychology 109, University of Auckland Practice Questions and Answers
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Neuropsychology the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes 
 
Lesioning in studies of brain functioning, the intentional destruction of brain tissue in order to observe the effects on behavior 
 
Stereotaxic apparatus A device used to insert an electrode into a particular part of the brain for the purpose of recording electrical activity, stimulating the brain electrically, or producing localized damage 
 
Phineas Gage Phineas Gage, a const...
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Intro to Neuroscience Exam Terms Practice Questions and Answers
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Neuroscience scientific study of the nervous system. 
 
Axon The neuronal process that carries the action potential from the nerve cell body to a target Axons respond to attractants and repellents which may be diffusible or substrate bound. 
 
Dendrite a neuronal process arising from the cell body that receives synaptic input 
 
Growth cone the specialized end of a growing axon (or dendrite) that generates the motive force for elongation 
 
Nervous System consists of the brain, spinal cord and p...
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neurons a nerve cell, the basic building block of the nervous system 
 
neurons these help us understand our thoughts and actions, memories and moods. all neurons consist of a cell body and its branching fibers!! 
 
dendrite a neurons bushy, branching extensions that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body. RECEIVE INFO AND CONDUCT IT TOWARD THE BODY CELL 
 
dendrite comparing dendrites to axons: dendrites are very short and axons may be very long, projecting several feet thro...
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Neuroscience Test Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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Where does neuroscience find itself in psychology and biology? What is neuroscience? right in the middle between psych and biology, it is the intersection of biology and psychology. We use the biological bases to understand psychological processes and vice versa. Stuying the function and structure of the brain. 
 
Definition of Neuroscience The study of the nervous system, especially the brain. The study of neural bases (bio) of behavior and mental processes (psych). 
 
Different levels of analy...
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Intro to Neuroscience Self Study Questions with Correct Answers| Graded A+
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Action potential The electrical signal conducted along axons (or muscle fibers) by which information is conveyed from one place to another in the nervous system 
 
Afferent A neuron or axon that conducts action potentials from the periphery toward the central nervous system. 
 
Anterograde Signals or impulses that travel "forward," e.g., from the cell body to the axon terminal, from the presynaptic terminal to the postsynaptic cell, or from the CNS to the periphery. 
 
associational systems Ne...
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What makes up the central nervous system? Brain and spinal cord 
 
What makes up the peripheral nervous system? CN and ganglia 
 
Spinal nerves and ganglia 
 
Enteric nervous system 
 
Sympathetic and parasympathetic 
 
What are the 5 steps of embryological development of the nervous system? Neurulation 
 
Cell proliferation 
 
Migration and aggregation 
 
Formation of axonal and dendritic processes 
 
Synatopgenesis 
 
What is neurulation? Formation of the neural crest and neural tube 
 
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Glia Cells in the nervous system that support the activities of neurons 
 
Neuron A cell of the nervous system that is specialized for information processing and communication 
 
Macroglia Large glial cells 
 
Astrocyte Structural support, nourishment, endfeet (blood-brain barrier), support and form synapses 
 
Oligodendrocyte Form myelin sheath and wrap more than one neuron at a time; block CNS repair by forming scars 
 
Schwann Cells Form myelin sheath and wrap only one at a time; promote repa...
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Synapses transmit... info across neuron to neuron 
 
motoneurons large w/ large axons to stimulate muscles 
 
sensory neurons respond to environmental stimuli (such as touch, odor) 
 
interneurons connectors - send and receive input to other neurons 
 
What are the three types of neurons? motoneurons, sensory, and interneurons 
 
What are the three shapes of neurons? Multipolar, bipolar, and unipolar 
 
Multipolar 1 axon, many dendrites, most common 
 
Bipolar 1 axon, 1 dendrite 
 
Unipolar Sing...
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