Human Anatomy & Philosophy Quiz & Test Takers

Study guide for A & P 1 –Exam 4.

The names of the fiber tract that arise from the primary motor cortex (precentral gyrus).

The layers of meninges in the brain compared to that in the spinal cord. Also the names and composition of the spaces between the meninges.

The production of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) in the ventricles, its rate of production per day, its pathway of flow within the brain, its circulation within and around the brain, and how it is able to get back into the blood circulation through the superior sagittal sinus.Composition of CSF.

Structures in the brain associated with memory.Also the categories of memory.

Anatomy of autonomic nervous system (ANS), including the names and location of the ganglia. Know also the characteristic of ANS (Sympathetic and parasympathetic).Know the distribution of the ANS to the effectors. Know the differences between paravertebral and prevertebral ganglia of sympathetic division of ANS .Know what form the splanchnic nerve in the sympathetic division.Also know which brach of ANS is ‘resting and digestion’.Major route of parasympathetic outflow to the body.

Know the comparison between autonomic and somatic nervous system.

Know the center in the brain that controls/regulates wakefulness.

Effects of binding of acetylcholine(ACH) to nicotinic receptor. Also the locations of nicotinic, muscarinic receptors.

The meaning of dual innervation and the exception to dual innervation.Also the unique characteristic of adrenal medulla (How it is different from other ANS effectors).

The components of blood-brain barrier and how it is different from what operate in other body tissues.Also know some chemical that the blood brain barrier is not effective against.

The parts of the cerebral cortex that is involved in speech production, understanding speech, sight (seeing), hearing and recognizing an object. Also the functional area of the cortex that control cognition.Know the general function/role of cerebral cortex.

Damage to what part of the brain result in Parkinsonism.

The functions of hypothalamus.The effects of damage to the hypothalamus.

The meaning of cerebral activities being contralateral.

Effects of a cut/severe to the vagus nerve, especially on the heart.

Locations of dural septa (falx cerebri, falx cerebelli, tentorium cerebelli) in the brain

Effects of binding of norepinephrine to beta receptors in the heart and lung.

What linking of new facts with old ones already stored is called

Pathway of fiber communication within and between the cerebral hemispheres.

Pathway of sending sympathetic signals from the brain to the rectum. Also pathway of sending parasympathetic signals from the brain to the urinary bladder.

Effects of sympathetic division of ANS on blood vessels of the skeletal muscles. Also the effects of the sympathetic division of ANS on organs like the stomach, lungs, salivary glands, pupils, and gastric glands.

Effects of disorder of premotor cortex.

The differences between sulci and gyri,and also fissures.