Neurophysiology — Flashcards

_____ of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus results in savage behavior and obesity

The _____ tract carries information for pressure, vibration, fine (discriminative) touch, and proprioception

_____ bladder results from lesions above the sacral spinal cord levels

Resting membrane potential of a _____ is -70 mV

The Cushing reaction is a triad of _____, bradycardia, and respiratory depression due to increased intracranial pressure

In the indirect basal ganglia pathway, inhibition of the globus pallidus externus leads to _____ of neurons of the subthalamic nucleus

The _____ area of the hypothalamus is responsible for satiety

Lesions that involve the _____ cerebellum produce a number of dysfunctions, mostly involving the ipsi-lateral extremities (distal musculature)

Hint: medial or lateral

_____ describes a change from areflexia --> hyporeflexia --> hyperreflexia in patients with spinal cord injuries

In _____ rigidity, the upper and lower limbs show extension due to loss of excitation by corticospinal and rubrospinal fibres on flexor alpha-motor neurons of spinal cord; and corticoreticular fibres on reticular formation of medulla.