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6. is the autonomic nervous system part of the CNS or PNS?
7. What is the dorsal root of a nerve?
- sensory, afferent fibres toward the CNS
- motor, efferent fibres away from the CNS
- one of the cranial nerves
8. What was Cajal's theory of neurons?
- All neurons move around the body
- All neurons are independent units
- All neurons are linked to each other
9. What are the gyri and sulci on the brain?
- gyri = bumps, sulci = folds
- sulci = bumps, gyri = folds
- 2 of the meninges
10. What is the frontal lobe specialised for?
- Object/face recognition, memory and emotion
- movement, judgement and behaviour
- somatosensory perception and spatial attention
11. what is the function of microglia?
- regulate adjacent capilaries +nourish
- break down debris forming after damage
- detect neural activity
12. What is the parietal lobe specialised for?
- visual processing only
- somatosensory perception and spatial attention
- Object/face recognition, memory and emotion
13. Why is arachnoid different to the other membranes?
- is on the outside of the other 2
- filled with cerebral spinal fluid
- only acts as a shock absorber
14. Who came up with the reticular theory?
15. What is multiple sclerosis?
- demylenation of CNS nerves
- Lack of ACh in the brain
- Type of dementia
16. what is the function of schwann cells?
- provide myelin to the PNS
- provide myelin to the CNS
- nourish and support
17. what is the function of oligodendrocytes?
- provide myelin to the CNS
- provide myelin to the PNS
- break down debris
18. What is the hypothalamus specialised for?
- controls hunger and thirst (homeostasis)
- visual processing only
- Object/face recognition, memory and emotion
19. What makes up the brain? Neurons and ...
- autonomic nervous system
- Glia
- spinal cord
20. What is the basal ganglia loop for?
- motor control and reward/value
- visual processing only
- movement, judgement and behaviour