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Northwest College
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VN 120 | Anatomy & Physiology
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2024
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Biology 206 Exam #2 Study Guide Lecture exam #2 consists of 70 multiple choice and true/false questions. • • • • Know the two principal parts of the nervous system Know the difference between the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system Know the different kinds of neuroglia and their functions Know the different parts of a neuron and their functions • • • • • • • • • • • • • Know the difference between white matter and grey matter Know the different fissures and what they divide in the cerebral cortex Know the different motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex and their functions Know the multimodal association areas of the cerebral cortex and their functions Know the functions of the cerebrospinal fluid Know the function of the cerebellum Know the layers of the cranial meninges (from innermost to outermost) Know what the diencephalon is composed of and their functions Know the components of the brainstem and their functions Know the different brain waves Know the cranial nerves and their general functions and how you might test them clinically Know the lobes of the cerebrum and their general functions Know the function of the limbic system • • • Know the different types of ion channels Know the differences between action potentials and graded potentials Know the events that take place in an action potential (i.e. what happens during depolarization and repolarization) Know what factors affect the speed of propagation of an action potential Know the differences between chemical and mechanical synapses Know the functions of the different neurotransmitters Know the differences between the neural circuits • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Know the different types of sensory receptors Know the classifications of sensory receptors based on location Know the difference between ventral and dorsal root functions Know the order in which cranial nerves exit the spinal cord via the brachial plexus Know the function of the major spinal nerves (i.e. phrenic, axillary, musculocutaneous, ulnar, radial, median, obturator, sciatic, femoral) Know the components of a reflex arc Know the order in which nerves travel through the brachial plexus Know the difference between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system Know the difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous system (ex. which is excitatory, stimulatory, etc.) Know the two types of nicotinic receptors and the effect of ACh at each receptor.