Neurophysiology — Flashcards

_____ is the main excitatory neurotransmitter of the CNS

The _____ area of the hypothalamus is responsible for hunger

The _____ reflex tests nerve roots L3 and L4 (femoral nerve)

Episodic Declarative memory involves the _____ and hippocampus  for retention.

_____ reflex is a type of polysynaptic reflex.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation acts by inhibition at the _____synaptic level in the dorsal horn

Sympathetic neurons have _____ pre-ganglionic and long post-ganglionic neurons

In accommodation reflex pathway, the fibres from the parastriate cortex relay to the _____ nucleus of both sides via the occipitomesencephalic tract and the pontine centres

_____ binding to the NMDA receptor is essential for the receptor to respond to glutamate

Activation of the _____ adrenergic receptor causes contraction of the pupillary dilator muscle, causing mydriasis