Specific items to be sure to Study for Lecture Exam V (Nervous System)
This exam covers the lectures entitled Neurophysiology I and II, the CNS:Brain, the Spinal Cord and PNS,
Special Senses: Vision, and Spec. Senses: Hearing-Olfaction –Taste.
Because brain anatomy is being tested in the laboratory, this exam has a strong emphasis on the senses
and more general topics in the Nervous System.
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Differences between rods and cones, and their function
Lens accommodation and its relevance to nearsighted and farsightedness
The events, chemicals, and structures involved in transmission at a neural synapse
The “anatomy” of an action potential graph, and what ions are doing what in the different
phases
The different types of nervous system cells and their function
The location of ganglia, the number of neurons, the types of targets, and the neurotransmitters
involved in all the synapses of the somatic motor, sympathetic, and parasympathetic divisions
Sensory pathways that ascend the spinal cord to the brain
Motor pathways that descend the spinal cord to the PNS
The specialized cells, location, and function associated with vision, taste buds, olfaction, hearing,
static equilibrium, and dynamic equilibrium.
The wrappings of a nerve
Nervous system defects arising during pregnancy
Divisions of the CNS and PNS, and what parts serve what functions
Types of reflex arcs
The definitions and differences in location of nuclei vs. ganglia
The parts of the brain at the level of detail discussed in lecture. Know at least one major
function for each larger and more specific parts, such as the hypothalamus, pineal gland, and
epithalamus of the diencephalon.
The difference between the effects of alpha and beta adrenergic neurotransmitters and where
adrenergic vs. cholinergic transmitters are found in the nervous system
This list is not comprehensive and does not include all the subjects that will appear on the test. It does
give you a starting point for your studying.