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4 /neuron /functional /zones /- /correct /answer-input /zone /- /dendrites



integration /zone /- /axon /hillock



conduction /zone /- /axon



output /zone /- /axon /terminals



What /kind /of /neurons /make /up /most /of /the /CNS? /- /correct /answer-interneurons



astrocytoma /- /correct /answer-
tumor /in /brain /or /spinal /cord /- /cancerous /- /astrocytes /rapidly /multiplying



Alexander /disease /- /correct /answer-
genetic /mutation /causes /astrocytes /unable /to /get /rid /of /GFAP /(something /they /produce) /--
> /they /fill /up /and /die



Multiple /sclerosis /- /correct /answer-oligodendrocyte /injury /from /autoimmune /attack



Sympathetic /nervous /system /- /correct /answer-fight /or /flight



parasympathetic /nervous /system /- /correct /answer-rest /and /digest



white /matter /- /correct /answer-axon /bundles /- /no /neurons/cell /bodies

,gray /matter /- /correct /answer-clusters /of /neuron /cell /bodies



corpus /callosum /- /correct /answer-white /matter



basal /ganglia /- /correct /answer-Center /of /the /brain /- /a /bunch /of /neurons /for /movement



Parkinson's /disease /- /correct /answer-basal /ganglia /dies



limbic /system /- /correct /answer-emotional /memory, /regulation



cortex /area /- /correct /answer-consciousness, /decision-making



Midbrain /function /- /correct /answer-Reticular /formation /- /sleep, /arousal, /body /temperature



If /you /go /into /a /coma, /what /has /failed? /- /correct /answer-The /midbrain



pons /function /- /correct /answer-connection /of /nerves /to /the /eyes /and /face.



medulla /function /- /correct /answer-heart /rate, /breathing



cerebellum /function /- /correct /answer-motor /coordination, /learning



what /part /of /your /brain /can /you /live /without? /- /correct /answer-cerebellum



meningococcal /meningitis /- /correct /answer-bacteria /enters /subarachnoid /fluid



tumor /of /the /dura /name /- /correct /answer-meningioma /tumor



subdural /hematoma /- /correct /answer-blood /under /dura /mater

, what /do /cerebral /ventricles /do? /- /correct /answer-make /CSF



how /much /CSF /is /produced /per /day? /- /correct /answer-16oz



hydrocephalus /- /correct /answer-CSF /circulation /failure /- /entire /16oz /doesn't /leave /brain /each /day



how /is /hydrocephalus /treated? /- /correct /answer-CSF /drainage /tube



CT /scan /- /correct /answer-X-ray

Shows /tissue /density



MRI /- /correct /answer-magnetic /fields /and /radio /waves /cause /protons /in /brain /tissue /to /line /up



PET /scan /- /correct /answer-Show /brain /activity

Radioactive /chemicals /to /map /destination



best /neural /imaging /for /brain /tumors /- /correct /answer-PET /scan



Functional /MRI /- /correct /answer-Show /brain /activity

Detects /changes /in /metabolic /activity /(ex. /oxygen /use)

Show /how /networks /in /brain /collaborate



Diffusion /tensor /imaging /- /correct /answer-shows /brain /connections /(images /axons /of /neurons)



soma /- /correct /answer-cell /body



intrinsic /proteins /- /correct /answer-proteins /on /surface /of /cell /membrane /(receptors, /channels, /etc)

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