Nervous System Test Review

Front

In which cerebral lobe is the primary somatic sensory cortex located?

Back

parietal

Front

What reflexes stimulate skeletal muscles?

Back

somatic

Front

What cells form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS?

Back

Schwann cells

Front

The large fiber tract that allows communication between the two cerebral hemispheres is called the _______.

Back

corpus callosum

Front

How many pairs of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord?

Back

31

Front

The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are housed in the _______.

Back

brain stem

Front

The gap between two communicating neurons is termed _______.

Back

synaptic cleft

Front

The thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus collectively constitute the _______.

Back

diencephalon

Front

The brain and spinal cord are protected and cushioned by three connective tissue membranes that are collectively called _______.

Back

meninges

Front

What separates the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain?

Back

fissure