Exam Review for NS M/C exam
Know all of the functions of the NS
What is included anatomically and functionally in each of the CNS and PNS?
What are receptors in the NS?
There are two classifications of receptors: somatic and visceral. An effector ORGAN is called a receptor and they are muscles and glands.
Know the names, locations and functions of all glial cells.
Know the anatomy and function of a neuron
Know the architecture of the nervous system
There are more interneurons than any other neuronal type put together, they can be excitatory or inhibitory, analyze sensory input, coordinate motor output and reside in the CNS
Know which neurotransmitter is used in neuromuscular junctions
Know the general features of an action potential and the anatomy of the synapse
Know functions of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters
Know the anatomy and functionality of the spinal cord
Know the cross section of the spinal cord
What are dorsal and ventral roots, white and gray matter, tracts, meninges
Which type of axons/dendrites travel in which tracts in the spinal cord
Know the function of the rami communicantes
What is a nerve plexus?
Know which nerves come from which cords of the brachial plexus, lumbar and sacral plexuses
Know the anatomy of a nerve (coverings)
Where do Peripheral nerves travel?
What is the largest nerve in the body?
Know which parts of the brain come from which brain vesicles (embryologically)
Know the location of main features of the brain. HINT: know which of the main parts of the brain that smaller parts reside.
Know the functions of the medulla, pons, cerebellum, hypothalamus and cerebrum
Know the anatomy of the ventricles and what structures connect them
Know the meninges and their locations and anatomy
Where is CSF formed and by which cells?
Where are Broca’s and Wernicke’s Centers?
What and where is the septum pellucidum?
Know functions of the reticular formation, red nuclei, substantia nigra, superior and inferior colliculi
What links the two hemispheres
Know what proprioceptors, nociceptors, baroreceptors, chemoreceptors and thermoreceptors are
Know the anatomy of the eyes and ears and basic functions
Which cells send info to the brain about light energy?
Know the location and functions of the choroid, tarsal plate, conjunctive, medial canthus, sclera, aqueous humor, vitreous humor, optic disc, macula lutea, fovea, choroid
Know the anatomy and physiology of hair cells in the ears!
Know the function of free nerve endings, Merkel cells, tactile discs, lamellated corpuscles and Ruffini corpuscles