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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. An ascending or descending pathway that is located on the same side of the central nervous system integration center is called ________.
2. What type of glial cell is a phagocyte?
3. A stroke occurring in the basal nuclei could produce which of the following symptoms?
4. What type of glucose transporter is located in the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier?
5. Where is the integration center for the pupillary light reflex located?
6. Which of these brain structures, outside of the cortex, is NOT involved in assisting with motor programming and providing feedback on the execution of a motor program?
7. Which of the following would consist of white matter?
8. The facilitated diffusion of molecules across the blood-brain barrier relies on protein carriers that are specific for the movement of particular molecules.
9. What are hollow cavities within the brain that are bathed by cerebrospinal fluid?
10. Thoughts are generated in the frontal lobe.
11. Rapid eye movement (REM) is called paradoxical sleep because ________.
12. When awake and alert, the brain is generating ________ waves that are detectable with an electroencephalogram.
13. The efferent neurons that innervate skeletal muscle, and induce them to contract, originate from the ________.
14. The transitioning of a memory from short to long term is called ________.
15. The ________ plays a principle role in establishing the circadian rhythm of the body.
16. Hydrogen ions cannot permeate the blood-brain barrier.
17. What is the principle region of the brain involved in the initiation of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep?
18. What region of the diencephalon filters and refines sensory information, allowing us to direct our attention to specific external stimuli?
19. What type of glial cell is necessary for normal development of the blood-brain barrier?
20. The ability of the nervous system to alter its anatomy and function in response to changes in its activity pattern is called ________.
21. Where do most cranial nerves originate?
22. All spinal nerves are mixed nerves containing both sensory and motor fibers.
23. What is the principle region of the brain involved in the induction of slow-wave sleep?
24. The crossed-extensor reflex is initiated by activation of what type of receptor?
25. In long-term potentiation, the enhanced possibility that an activated postsynaptic membrane will generate an action potential is associated with a(n) ________.

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