Biol 235 Midterm 2 185 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

What do the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and the reticular formation make up? {Ans: The brain stem}Dermatomes are areas of skin that provide sensory input to the CNS via the posterior roots of one pair of spinal nerves via the __________ nerve. {Ans: trigeminal (V)}______________ produce PTH {Ans: chief cells (principal cells)}Nerve impulses for touch, pressure, vibration, and conscious proprioception from the limbs, trunk, neck,, and posterior head ascend to the cerebral cortex along the __________________________ pathway {Ans: posterior column-medial lemniscus}____________ controls the secretion and other activities of the thyroid gland {Ans: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)}Nerve impulses for most somatic sensation from the face, nasal cavity, oral cavity etc, ascend tot he cerebral cortex along the ______________________ pathway {Ans: trigeminothalamic}