Usahs Nueroscience Exam 1 Questions And Answers. (Graded A)

Gray matter is composed of what {Ans: nuclei}What structure does the telecephalon contain {Ans: cerebral hemispheres cerebral cortex white matter basal ganglia basal nuceli}What is the collection of cell bodies within the CNS also known as the sum of the body and cell bodies are considered to be gray matter {Ans: nucleus}You find that your patient has impairment with propiception, vibration and touch after a stroke. What is being affected? {Ans: dorsal column and medial meniscus}Neuromodulators {Ans: chemicals released in the nervous system that influence the sensitivity of the receiving neuron to neurotransmitters}BDNF {Ans: brain derived neurotrophic factor}reactive synaptogenesis {Ans: synapse formation in response to a stimulus such as damage to a neuron}DCML {Ans: Proprioception, Vibration, Tactile Discrimination. DCML and Spinithalamic are ascending tracts so you test for sensation}How many lobes does the cerebrum have? {Ans: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital}What cell layer received input from the thalamus {Ans: layer 4. Granula layer or internal granula layer}What Is composed of bundles of axons in the CNS {Ans: tracts}What are the main functions of the occipital lobe {Ans: vision}How many of the long tracts are descending {Ans: coritcospinal tract-descending