Epithalamus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the 2 divisions of the human nervous system? - ANSWER-1. Central Nervous System (CNS) 2. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) What 2 elements make up the CNS? - ANSWER-1. Brain 2. Spinal cord What elements make up the PNS? - ANSWER-1. Cranial nerves and ganglia 2. Spinal nerves and dorsal root ganglia 3. Sympathetic & parasympathetic nerves and ganglia 4. enteric nervous system The CNS is derived from... - ANSWER-a sheet of ectodermal cells that folds over to form the *neural t...

GCU BIO 201 Exam 4 All Answers Correct Afferent transmission "approaching" towards something Agonist stimulates receptor Alpha 1 found in most tissues vasoconstricts smooth muscle cells in blood vessel Alpha 2 found in GI tract vasodilation of blood vessels typically inhibitory Amygdala emotional memory Antagonist blocks receptor Arachnoid granulations large clusters of villi absorb CSF into venous circulation Arachnoid layer middle layer, wed-like Arachnoid villi...

Rostral to the midbrain is the - Answer cerebrum During development the CNS arises from the sheath that folds over to form the - Answer neural tube What structure does the telecephalon contain - Answer cerebral hemispheres cerebral cortex white matter basal ganglia basal nuceli The diencephalon is composed of what structures - Answer hypothalamus epithalamus thalamus The mecencephalon is known as what - Answer midbrain The metacephalon Is made up of what 2 structu...

Rostral to the midbrain is the - cerebrum During development the CNS arises from the sheath that folds over to form the - neural tube What structure does the telecephalon contain - cerebral hemispheres cerebral cortex white matter basal ganglia basal nuceli The diencephalon is composed of what structures - hypothalamus epithalamus thalamus The mecencephalon is known as what - midbrain The metacephalon Is made up of what 2 structures -cerebellum and pons Gray matter is composed of wha...

A node of Ranvier (myelin sheath gap) correct answersthe gap of exposed axon in the myelin sheath Neutrophins correct answerspromote nervous tissue growth pineal gland correct answerswhat gland is located in the epithalamus? what dangles from the floor of the diencephalon? correct answerspituitary gland most of the limbic system is found in what segment of the brain? correct answerstelencephalon the cell bodies of neurons that produce dopamine are found in what segment of the brai...

BIOL 2301 - Exam 4 Review SheetWhat is the CNS? - correct answer The nervous system that is involved in movement, interpreting sensory information, maintaining homeostasis, and involves functions relating to mind. What makes up the CNS? - correct answer brain and spinal cord What is the PNS? - correct answer The portion of the nervous system that is outside the brain and spinal cord. What makes up the PNS? - correct answer cranial and spinal nerves Which nervous system contains t...

BIOL 235 Midterm 2 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+. between the origin and insertion which is usually located proximally in limbs ? - Origin What happens during REVERSE MUSCLE ACTION? - specific movements of the body the actions are reversed THEREFOR the positions of the origin and insertion of a muscle are switched What is a mechanical advantage using the example of a lever? - if the load is closer to the fulcrum and the effort is farther from the fulcrum only ...

USAHS Nueroscience Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Graded A)USAHS Nueroscience Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Graded A)USAHS Nueroscience Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Graded A) Rostral to the midbrain is the - ANSWER-cerebrum During development the CNS arises from the sheath that folds over to form the - ANSWER-neural tube What structure does the telecephalon contain - ANSWER-cerebral hemispheres cerebral cortex white matter basal ganglia basal nuceli The diencephalon is composed of...

HMKN 191 - Chapter 13 Exam Questions With Correct Answers Embryonic Brain Vesicles - answerProsencephalon (forebrain) Mesencephalon (midbrain) Rhombencephalon (hindbrain) What does the telencephalon become? - answercerebrum What does the diencephalon become? - answerthalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus What does the mesencephalon become? - answermidbrain What does the metencephalon become? - answerthe pons and cerebellum What does the myelencephalon become? - answermedulla oblongata ...

Brain stem Connects the brain and spinal cord includes midbrain (Controls eye movement and processes visual and auditory information), pons (group of nerves connecting different parts of the brain; includes some cranial nerves which are involved in facial movement and transmitting sensory information), and medulla oblongata (control center for heart and lungs regulating breathing, sneezing, and swallowing) Diencephalon Base of brain includes thalamus (relay station for signals coming in...