Studying the embryonic development of the nervous system makes it easier to understand the complexity of the adult nervous system. Give one example of how development in the embryonic nervous system explains a more complex structure in the adult nervous system.

Imagine you are studying the activity of neurons in a mouse that is awake and interacting with other mice. If you knew that an excitatory post-synaptic potential (EPSP) occurred, you _______ predict whether it would increase or decrease the likelihood of a particular behavior The neurons you are studying could be releasing ___________ because it is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain that generally depolarizes postsynaptic neurons. If you wanted to study what happens when neurons are unable to make this particular neurotransmitter you could use ___________, which is a method that prevents your gene of interest from being translated. Group of answer choices A) Could not; GABA; Electron microscopy B) Could; Glutamate; Anterograde tracing C) Could; GABA; Immunohistochemistry D) Could not; Glutamate; Antisense oligonucleotides

Animals are continuously bombarded by a vast array of environmental stimuli. Consider how animals with the simplest and most complex bilateral nervous systems (flatworms and mammals, respectively) might filter and preferentially respond to these environmental stimuli.

Enumerate and explain the features that lead to differential nerve impulse conductance in a bare plasma membrane versus an unmyelinated axon versus a myelinated axon.

Compare the autonomic nervous system to the somatic nervous system. Explain each system and give an original example of each.

Glial cells take care of neurons. Review the different types of glial cells by matching each description with the appropriate cell. You may use answers more than once. 1. Wrap around axons in the CNS:                                                                                              2. Wrap around axons in the PNS:   3. Regulate exchange of substances with capillaries and control interstitial space:   4. Surround, regulate, and protect cell bodies of neurons in the PNS:   5. Tiny macrophages that engulf unwanted substances and keep the CNS "clean":   6. Provide a supportive network:   7. Help produce cerebrospinal fluid at choroid plexus:

Compare/Contrast the somatic nervous system to the autonomic nervous system in terms of function & structure

Compare and contrast the nervous system organization inarthropods and vertebrates. What are their functional similaritiesand differences?

Explain the relationship between the structure and function of the Nervous System. Link the structure with the function.

Compare and contrast the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.