In a diving accident, Arlene damages the left side of her upper thoracic spinal cord. On which side of the body will she lose: muscle control, tactile sensation, and pain sensation? Explain.

Match the term on the left with its correct description from the column on the right.     

____ REM sleep     

____ Stage I sleep     

____ Delta waves     

____ Beta waves     

____ Theta waves     

____ Stage IV sleep

a. The EEG pattern seen in the deepest stage of sleep

b. The deepest stage of sleep

c. The EEG pattern seen in an alert, awake adult

d. Drowsiness or the lightest stage of sleep

e. The EEG pattern seen in lighter stages of sleep

f. The stage of sleep during which most dreaming takes place

The part of the brain responsible for the production of language is known as:

a. Wernicke's area

b. The prefrontal cortex

c. The auditory association area

d. Broca's area

Declarative memories are formed by the process of ________ that takes place in the ________, and are stored in the ________. 

Which of the following is not a component of emotion?

a. Visceral motor responses mediated by the hypothalamus

b. Somatic motor responses mediated by the limbic system and the hypothalamus

c. Somatic motor responses mediated by the upper motor neurons of the corticospinal tracts

d. Subjective feelings mediated by the amygdala and the cerebral cortex

A new diet wonder drug is designed to block the release of orexins. How might this cause weight loss? Predict the potential adverse effects that might come from blocking orexin release.

Match the names of the supporting cells found in column B with the appropriate descriptions in column A.

Column A 

_______ (1) myelinates nerve fibers in the CNS 

_______ (2) lines brain cavities 

_______ (3) myelinates nerve fibers in the PNS 

_______ (4) CNS phagocyte

________(5) helps regulate the ionic composition of CNS extracellular fluid

Column B

a. Astrocyte

b. Ependymal cell

c. Microglial cell

d. Oligodendrocyte

e. Satellite cell

f. Schwann cell

a. Contrast unipolar, bipolar, and multipolar neurons structurally.

b. Indicate where each is most likely to be found.

Histological examination of a slice of neural tissue reveals a bundle of nerve fibers held together by cells whose multiple processes wrap around several fibers and form a myelin sheath. The specimen is likely to be:

a. A nucleus

b. A ganglion

c. A nerve

d. A tract