Neurology Crossword

The suffix _____ and the name of the transmitter produced is often used to classify neurons.
The ___ is a complex network of subcortical brain structures that control emotional behaviour and motivation.
amplify or dampen neuronal activity by influencing the effectiveness of a neurotransmitter.
A ___ is a region of proximity between two nerve cells
Any chemical agent released by a presynaptic cell, upon excitation, that crosses the synapse to stimulate or inhibit the postsynaptic cell is called a_______.
The____(muscle cell membrane) beneath the nerve ending is called the motor end plate.
____refers to the manner in which action potentials are conducted along a myelinated nerve.
___transport neurotransmitters from the neurofibrils to the presynaptic membrane
Any material capable of transmitting electricity is called a(n) _______
The neurotoxin _________, found in inadequately processed canned goods, blocks the release of acetylecholine from the axon terminals.
The gaps in the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve fiber are called:__________.
A pump in the cell membrane of a nerve actively transports ______ions into the cell.
Any molecule or ion which binds to the surface of any other molecule (by noncovalent bonds) is called a(n)_____
Mechanical forces are thought to open membrane channels via the cell______
AcH is inhibitory when it is released at the heart by the ____nerve.
Cell discharge of particles too large to pass through a cell membrane by diffusion is called_______
A ___is a rapid, predicable, involuntary response to a stimulus.
The afferent sensory neuron coming from a (n) _____is called a (n) 1a fiber.
A mass of nerve cell bodies lying outside the CNS is called a(n) ______
______are neuroglial cells that form myelin in the CNS
______are neuroglial cells that form myelin in the PNS
After an area on an axon becomes depolarized, the membranes suddenly becomes impermeable to ____
Graded potentials vary in ____ (size)
The Receptor AKA _______ potential is a potential produced when certain sensory receptors are stimulated.
The ____potential is the point at which the nerve impulse is generated
When a transmembrane potential exists, the cell is said to be_____
In living systems, electrical current is a result of the flow of ___ ions into and out of cells.
The ionic ECF and intracellular concentration differences are re-established to the resting membrane levels and locations by the___
The falx celebri (connective tissue that divides the cerebral hemispheres) is connected to the anterior portion of the skull at the ____ of the ethmoid.
The ___ of the sphenoid can be seen in a lateral view.
The nasal septum is made up of the two bones, the ____ and the ethmoid
The mastoid process is part of the ____bone
The point where the sagittal suture meets the coronal suture is called the ____
The olfactory nerve (CN1) passes through the ___ of the ethmoid.
The pituitary gland sits on which cranial bone?
The hard palate consists of two bones, the palatine and the _____
The ___ sinus drains into the nasopharynx via the auditory canao
The ____duct carries tears into your schnoz.
______blood vessel wall lesion with a raised fibrous capsule and a soft lipidy center
_______inadequate perfusion
a lesion of the microvessels in diabetes in which the walll becomes degraded and metabolic debis accumulates inside its structure