Unlike in deep stages of sleep where somnambulism can occur, in order to not act out our dreams during REM stages of sleep, we become almost completely paralyzed during most of the stages except for:

In order to flex a limb, the extensors must first be relaxed and vice versa. This is done by what neurophysiological process? hint: recall the patellar tendon (ligament) reflex, AKA knee-jerk reflex, from the last chapter.

True or False? The enkaphalins and dynorphins are considered exogenous opiates whereas oxycodone and fentanyl are considered endogenous opiates.

Using your nucleotide base pairing rules, in RNA, not DNA, adenine bonds with:

Part of a standard neurological exam is to ask a patient to follow a a pen light with their eyes as you move it laterally and medially then superiorly and inferiorly. You do this in order to test the functioning of which CNs?

True of False? The hypothalamus is the master regulator of the ANS while the midbrain is the master regulator of the endocrine pituitary gland.

True or False? The “true” hormone secreting endocrine component of the pituitary gland (AKA hypophysis) is the posterior lobe whereas the anterior lobe is made up of hypothalamic nervous tissue.

During your physical assessment of a patient post-car accident you find severe weakness in the their SCM (sternocleidomastoid) muscles of the neck and trapezius muscles of the shoulders. Which CN are you concerned damage has occurred to?

True or False? People with congenital color blindness (color anopia) usually have only two functioning types of cones (i.e., they are dichromats), specifically, they have trouble distinguishing red from green. 

Photons (light particles) are converted in the photoreceptor cells of the retina to electrochemical information in the form of action potentials. This “data” is not only sent directly to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus to then be relayed to the visual cortex, but is also sent directly to the _________________ which specifically regulate various ocular reflexes.