importance of reflexes
Neuroscience
What are three features that characterize the structure of cerebral cortex?
What are three features that characterize the structure of cerebral cortex?
Where is CSF produced? What path does it take before it is absorbed into the bloodstream? Name the parts of the CNS it will pass through in its voyage from brain to blood.
Where is CSF produced? What path does it take before it is absorbed into the bloodstream? Name the parts of the CNS it will pass through in its voyage from brain to blood.
Name the three main parts of the hindbrain. Which of these is also part of the brain stem?
Name the three main parts of the hindbrain. Which of these is also part of the brain stem?
What is the fate of tissue derived from the embryonic neural tube? Neural crest?
What is the fate of tissue derived from the embryonic neural tube? Neural crest?
Imagine that you are a neurosurgeon, about to remove a tumor lodged deep inside the brain. The top of the skull has been removed. What now lies between you and the brain? Which layer(s) must be cut before you reach the CSF?
Imagine that you are a neurosurgeon, about to remove a tumor lodged deep inside the brain. The top of the skull has been removed. What now lies between you and the brain? Which layer(s) must be cut before you reach the CSF?
Is the myelin sheath of optic nerve axons provided by Schwann cells or oligodendroglia? Why?
Is the myelin sheath of optic nerve axons provided by Schwann cells or oligodendroglia? Why?
Are the dorsal root ganglia in the central or peripheral nervous system?
Are the dorsal root ganglia in the central or peripheral nervous system?
Ca2+ are considered to be second messengers. Why?
Ca2+ are considered to be second messengers. Why?
Do convergence and divergence of neurotransmitter effects occur in single neurons?
Do convergence and divergence of neurotransmitter effects occur in single neurons?