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Neuroscience EXAM 1– USA (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: function of brainstem Answer: basic bodily functions necessary for survival (e.g. HR, BP, RR) Q: cephalic flexure Answer: divides brain and brainstem Q: cervical flexure Answer: divides brainstem from spinal cord Q: defects during migration stage of development Answer: dyslexia, lissencephaly (smooth brain) Q: growth of brain due to: A...

UTSC NROC36H3 Molecular Neuroscience exam 1 trial questions and answers 2024

name the layers of protection for the brain from outside in **hint: SCALP - correct answer skin, subcutaneous connective tissue, Galea aponeurotica, loose areolar connective tissue, pericranium (periosteum) cervicomedullary junction of spinal cord occurs at this level - correct answer foramen magnum (base of skull) what runs through foramen ovale? - correct answer mandibular branch of trigeminal N (VIII) what runs through foramen spinosum? - correct answer middle meningeal arter...

Neuroscience EXAM 3– USA (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: Where does the light enter through? Answer: lens Q: Once light enters through the lens it goes to the what? Answer: retina Q: What is the central fixation for each eye w the highest visual acuity? Answer: fovea Q: This surrounds the fovea and also has a relatively high visual acuity? Answer: macula Q: This area is formed by axons le...

Neuroscience EXAM 1– USA (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Exam Prep with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: sulcus limitans Answer: works to divide dorsal from ventral tube Q: defects during migration stage of development Answer: dyslexia, lissencephaly (smooth brain) Q: cranial nerve development Answer: 1st: swallow & gag (14 weeks)-->V, VII, IX, X, XII 2nd: visual motor (25 weeks)-->II, III, IV, VI 3rd: hearing (28 weeks)-->VIII ...

Neuroscience EXAM 2– USA (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Exam Prep with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: foramen magnum Answer: where most of the vertebral arteries runs up through and feeds blood up to the rest of the brain Q: foramen spinosum Answer: where the middle meningeal artery runs Q: jugular foramen Answer: where the jugular vein runs up through the skull Q: herniations Answer: shifting of the brain due to vascular damage ...

Neuroscience EXAM 1– USA (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Exam Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade QUESTION PNS neurotransmitter Answer: acetylcholine QUESTION ANS neurotransmitter Answer: acetylcholine and norepinephrine QUESTION white matter Answer: myelinated axons QUESTION gray matter Answer: cell bodies (cerebral cortex, nuclei) QUESTION white matter of CNS includes: Answer:...

2 important parts in Frontal Lobe - 1. Primary Motor Cortex 2. Broca's Area 2 Important parts in Temporal Lobe - 1. Primary Auditory Cortex 2. Wernicke's area 4 main functions of Glia - 1. They can modify environment for neurons 2. They can remove dead neurons 3. Some Glial cells myelinate axons 4. Some Glial cells help maintain the blood/brain barrier Amnesia - memory loss Amygdala - emotion is very integrated with memory (especially negative emotions). Emotional experience can modula...

Neuroscience EXAM 3– USA (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Exam Prep with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: this is the partial crossing of fibers where the optic nerves meet Answer: optic chiasm Q: where do the nasal (medial) retinal fibers (responsible for temporal hemifields of vision) crossover in the pathway? Answer: in the chiasm Q: these are posterior to the chiasm and carry visual information from ipsilateral hemiretinas of each eye Ans...