Human Brain, Behavior and Consc.

      Description: There are 10 questions and they are short answer. Don't copy from the book word byword- July 12, 2017Homework assignment 1 1. Name the parts of a neuron, as dealt with in" rel="nofollow">in class. What are the functions of each part? Be sure to in" rel="nofollow">include the synapse structure and parts. 2. What occurs at the nodes of Ranvier? Describe the events, in" rel="nofollow">in sequence. 3. Describe the in" rel="nofollow">inside of the axon relative to the immediate outside of the axon. 4. What happens at the termin" rel="nofollow">inal bouton/synapse. Give a description of how this occurs. 5. Defin" rel="nofollow">ine the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system consists of a bundle of axons called tract. The central nervous system consists of the brain" rel="nofollow">in and the spin" rel="nofollow">inal cord. 6. What are menin" rel="nofollow">inges and how do they help in" rel="nofollow">in protection of the central nervous system. 7. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves? What consequence might there be if one of them, say the optic cranial nerve were to be severed? Explain" rel="nofollow">in. 8. You are told by a friend of yours that they have suffered some damage to part of their temporal lobe. What sensory deficits might you expect to occur? 9. The development of gyri and sulci in" rel="nofollow">in primates and a few other species of mammals seems to have allowed for more complex functionin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in the CNS. Explain" rel="nofollow">in. 10. Name the three “views”/planes of the in" rel="nofollow">internal anatomy of the nervous system. Defin" rel="nofollow">ine them and in" rel="nofollow">indicate the orientation of the plane. Use your own words. Do not copy from the slides or the text.