Introduction to Veterinary Science 3rd Edition by James Lawhead – Test Bank

Introduction to Veterinary Science 3rd Edition by James Lawhead – Test Bank

Chapter 9
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
SHORT-ANSWER
1. What causes listeriosis?
2. Define neuron.
3. What nervous system condition can result in circling or lack of coordination?
4. Define epilepsy.
5. Define cervical disk disease.
6. Define equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
7. Define the sensory somatic system.
8. Define the autonomic nervous system.
9. What causes epilepsy?
10. Define plexus.
COMPLETION
1. ____________________ produces the typical white appearance of nerves.
2. Somatic reflexes involve ____________________ muscles.
3. The vestibular apparatus helps an animal maintain ____________________.
4. Protozoa organisms invade the ____________________ in equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
5. The ____________________ branch of nerves, which enters the spinal cord, control motor function.
TRUE/FALSE
1. Caffeine stimulates the sympathetic system.
2. The thalamus processes the sensory signal of smell before transferring it to the appropriate regions of the cerebrum.
3. Rod cells of the eye are receptive to color.
4. An axon is longer than a dendrite.
5. The cerebrum is the largest portion of the brain.