Described the various areas of the sensorimotor cortex?

Q: Name the parts of the brainstem from caudal to rostral?

A: The body of humans consists of a number of systems that work together to maintain the homeostasis of…

Q: ____ is a state of continual background activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions?

A: The control and coordination of the body in humans occur by two systems: the nervous system and the…

Q: What is the role of the relative refractory period?

A: Introduction Nerves play vital role in conduction of signals from CNS to various other organs, nerve…

Q: Define and describe endogenous rhythms.

A: In biology, endogenous rhythm can be described as a biological clock of an organism's internal…

Q: Define the term potentiation?

A: Potentiation in the field of neurological science was discovered by Terje Lømo in 1966 in the rabbit…

Q: Describe Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) in memory and what it consists of.

A: Long term potentiation (LTP) is a cycle including determined fortifying of neurotransmitters (…

Q: What does the parasympathetic system innervate?

A: The cranial nerve that primarily innervates the motor fibers of the parasympathetic system is: Vagus…

Q: Describe the role of the fissures

A: The fissures (deeper grooves) are present in the brain that separates the large region in the brain

Q: Illustrate the actions of the Sympathetic Nervous System?

A: The nervous system is one of the vital systems of a body. It is a system of nerves which carry…

Q: Describe the major functions of each lobe in the brain.  Give real life examples of each.

A: Each side of your mind contains four lobes. The frontal lobe is significant for intellectual…

Q: Describe sensorimotor cortex?

A: The cortex has been derived from a word that has a Latin background and means bark. It is the…

Q: LTP in the hippocampus

A: Brain is the essential organ of nervous system. It is the most complex organ. It weighs only about…

Q: Describe the anatomy of nerves and ganglia in general?

A: The nervous system is responsible for coordinating the behaviour and transmitting signals throughout…

Q: Explain what dual innervation means with regard to the autonomic nervous system.

A: The autonomic nervous system controls the muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood…

Q: Describe the opposing actions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

A: The nervous system is highly complex among different organ systems in animals. By transmitting…

Q: Which part of the neural communication process uses the most energy (ATP)?

A: transmission of synaptic information Electrical signalling systems are the largest consumers of…

Q: What kinds of effects, excitatory or inhibitory, do thesympathetic and parasympathetic divisions…

A: The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system is an important part of the autonomic nervous…

Q: Define the term reciprocal innervation?

A: Muscle is the system that controls the movement of the organs. This is also responsible for…

Q: Distinguish among the following areas of the cerebral cortex, sensorimotor, primary motor, premotor,…

A: Brain is the vital organ  that help to maintain and regulate the basic activity of humans.

Q: Make a diagram of the Peripheral nervous system?

A: Peripheral nervous system abbreviated as PNS is one of the main branches of the nervous system. It…

Q: How can the sympathetic nervous system have contrasting effects in a target organ without dual…

A: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) has a characteristic feature that it can control physiological…

Q: Describe common patterns of neuronal organization and processing.

A: Nervous system is transmitting the signal within the body, It's functional unit is neuron. it…

Q: How big are neurons and how quickly do they communicate?

A: Neurons are the functional unit and specialized cells of the brain. It transfers the information to…

Q: Define the limbic system ?

A: The brain is the central processing unit in humans and all other higher animals. The brain is made…

Q: Describe the functional and structural differences between gray matter and white matter structures

A: Brain is composed of the brain cells and neurons for the structural organization of the brains. The…

Q: Write difference between thalamus and hypothalamus?

A: Hypothalamus and thalamus are the two structures present in the diencephalon of brain. These…

Q: Describe the very basic somatic innervation pattern of the back, trunk, and limbs.

A: Spinal NervesSpinal nerves arise from the spinal cord and supply the rest of the body.

Q: Describe the spatial organization of the general bodyplan in the primary somatosensory cortex. Why…

A: The nervous system is responsible for coordinating the behaviour and transmitting signals throughout…

Q: Identify the four different types of neuronal pools, and explain how they function.

A: The nervous system is a complex system of nerves and specialised cells known as neurons. The nervous…

Q: characterize the nervous system depend upon the outgrowth of specific axons to specific targets?

A: The nervous system is a highly sophisticated element of an animal that organises its activities and…

Q: List the benefits of Innervation?

A: Innervation is defined as a termed used for the supply of nerves to and from the brain. This…

Q: What is meant by theperipheral nervous system(PNS)?

A: The nervous system can be defined as an important part of an animal's body that is responsible for…

Q: What are the parasympathetic divisions?

A: The nervous system is a complicated network of nerves and cells that transport information from the…

Q: Distinguish the three layers of the cortex and list them from without inwards

A: The cortical layers are not simply stacked one over the other; there exist characteristic…

Q: Write the function of limbic system.

A: The limbic system, also known as the paleomammalian cortex, is a set of brain structures located on…

Q: spinal cord would you find myelinated axons?

A: The spinal cord along with the brain is part of the central nervous system. It has myelinated axons…

Q: List the benefits of dual innervation?

A: Autonomic neural system: it is also known as involuntary nervous system as it controls the…

Q: Explain dual innervation  and its benefits in three sentences?

A: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) can be broadly classified (structurally and functionally) into…

Q: explain damage to the spinal cord in terms of its sensorimotor function

A: The spinal cord is located within the bony vertebral column due to its delicate nature. It is a…

Q: Which type of memory is used for skills, habits, and behaviors?

A: This question is related to Brain functioning and abnormalities.

Learning and memory

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent and irreversible adaptive change in behavior. It always results from experience. The ability of an organism to store and recall the effects, sensations, and knowledge gained through learning and experience is called memory.