Chapter 2, Problem 3RQ

Memory, emotional, language, and sensorimotor deficits together are most likely the result of what kind of damage? a. stroke b. developmental disorder c. whiplash d. gunshot wound

Which area of the brain is most directly involved in the reflex control of the autonomic system? a. Hypothalamus b. Cerebral cortex c. Medulla oblongata d. Cerebellum

Mark the following statements as true of false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement. a. Ependymal cells regulate the composition and movement of cerebrospinal fluid. b. Schwann cells make myelin in the peripheral nervous system c. Microglia are neuroglial cells with an immune function. d. Oligodendrocytes repair damaged axons in the peripheral nervous system. e. Astrocytes regulate the extracellular environment of the brain and are key components of the blood-brain barrier. f. Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells perform similar functions in different parts of the nervous system.

The multipolar neurones are observed in the gray matter of the histological specimen of the cerebellum cross-section. According to what morphological feature does these cells attribute to multipolar? a. Size of the cells b. Shape of the terminal axon extension c. Length of the processes d. Quantity of the processes e. Shape of the perikaryon

The brain stem does not include the:   a. pons   b. medulla oblongata   c. mid brain   d. thalamus

Gray matter contains primarilya. myelinated fibers. c. Schwann cells.b. neuron cell bodies. d. oligodendrocytes

The _____   is a vertical sheet of white matter that bifurcates in its anterior portion and thus divides the gray matter of the thalamus into lateral, medial and anterior portions.   a. Internal medullary lamina b. Intralaminar nucleus c. Fornix d. Reticular nucleus

Meningitis is a viral or bacterial infection of the brain. Which cell type is the first to have its function disrupted during meningitis? a. astrocytes b. microglia c. neurons d. satellite glia

Chantal is very afraid of clowns, no doubt because she was frightened by one when she was very young. Chantal’s memories of that fearful encounter are likely to be associated with the a. cerebellum. c. posterior cingulate cortex. b. prefrontal cortex. d. amygdala.