Neurophysiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 171: Which nerve modifies the electrical activity of the olfactory bulb?

Answer: Nervus terminalis (Cranial nerve 0)

Extra: The nervus terminalis (CN 0) is a microscopic nerve that runs medial to the olfactory bulb and tract. It is believed to modulate the electrical activity of the olfactory bulb and may be involved in pheromone sensing and GnRH pathways.

Flashcard 172: Which cerebellar lobe is responsible for the smoothening of movements?_____

Answer: Spinocerebellum

Flashcard 173: What part of the thalamus is involved in processing neurotransmission from the neo-spinothalamic pathway?_____

Answer: Ventrobasal complex

Flashcard 174: The reticular activating system is a _____synaptic pathway

Answer: poly

Flashcard 175: Concentration of _____ ions predominantly affect the RMP in a neuron

Answer: potassium (K+)

Flashcard 176: Waves VI and VII in brainstem evoked response audiometry (BERA) are produced by the _____

Answer: medial geniculate body and auditory radiations.

Flashcard 177: Proprioception is carried by _____ fiber.

Answer: Aα (A-alpha) :: Erlanger-Gasser classification

Flashcard 178: _____ is released by the neurons in the nucleus raphe magnus, which is part of the analgesia pathway

Answer: Serotonin