Basic Nervous System

Name the two main divisions of the nervous system and their components?

What is the main function of the nervous system?

How can the main function be divided? Three ways...

Neurons are composed of which main cell structures?

What are neuroglia?

Name the main types of neuroglia.

Main functions of Astrocytes?

Main functions of Microglia?

Main functions of Oligodendrocytes?

Main functions of Ependymal cells?

Main functions of Schwann cells?

A stimulus will always trigger an action potential in a neuron. True or False?

What are main ion involved in an action potential and how do they influence the conduction of the electrical impulse?

Resting membrane potential requires energy. True or false?

What are the 5 step of the formation of an action potential?

The action potential moves in bi-directionally. True or False?

Difference between continuous and saltatory conduction?

What are the two main types of synapses?

How do electrical synapses work? Some examples around the body?

How do chemical synapses work? Some examples around the body?

How many different classes of neurotransmitters are there?

What are dermatomes?

What are myotomes?

What are the four divisions of the PNS?

What are the 12 cranial nerves?

What do each of the 12 cranial nerves do?

Describe the flow of cerebrospinal fluid through the brain

Which type of molecules penetrate the BBB easily?

Describe the three layers of the meninges

How is the ICF maintained?

What structures are housed in the brainstem?

What structures belong in the diencephalon?

What is the cerebellum responsible for?

How is the cerebral cortex divided?

What does the frontal lobe do?

What does the parietal lobe do?

What does the temporal lobe do?

What does the occipital lobe do?

Name the three parts of the limbic system.

What age do neuron numbers start declining?

What age does your brain start shrinking?