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Physiology Practice Test: The Nervous System - Central Nervous System
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Physiology Practice Test: The Nervous System - Central Nervous System
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1. Which of the following would NOT be found within the gray matter of the spinal cord?
2. What type of glial cell is necessary for normal development of the blood-brain barrier?
3. The crossed-extensor reflex is initiated by activation of what type of receptor?
4. Tight junctions between capillary endothelial cells in the central nervous system create the blood-brain barrier, thereby restricting what type of movement of molecules into the brain?
5. In response to stepping on a nail, the crossed-extensor reflex causes ________.
6. Which of the following is NOT an accurate explanation for the reliance of the central nervous system on blood flow?
7. What are hollow cavities within the brain that are bathed by cerebrospinal fluid?
8. What type of glucose transporter is located in the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier?
9. In addition to an increase in sensitivity to glutamate, the binding of large amounts of glutamate to its receptors on the postsynaptic membrane also ________.
10. The increased influx of calcium at a postsynaptic terminal with glutamate receptors ________.
11. Which nerves innervate the thigh?
12. The central sulcus separates the ________.
13. Tight junctions between astrocytes form the blood-brain barrier.
14. Which region of the limbic system is primarily involved in the emotion fear?
15. What two structures make up the forebrain?
16. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of slow-wave sleep?
17. The outermost layer of the brain is called the ________.
18. Damage to the cerebellum will lead to which of the following symptoms?
19. An ascending or descending pathway that is located on the same side of the central nervous system integration center is called ________.
20. Where are the cell bodies of efferent neurons located?
21. Where is the thermoregulatory center?
22. What is the principle region of the brain involved in the maintenance of an alert, awake state?
23. Cerebrospinal fluid is completely recycled every three days.
24. Which cerebral lobe contains the primary motor cortex?
25. Which of the following numbers is closest to the number of neurons in the human brain?

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