Question 1

Neurotransmitters are stored in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Nissl bodies 
B) axon hillocks 
C) telodendria 
D) synaptic vesicles 
A) Nissl bodies 
B) axon hillocks 
C) telodendria 
D) synaptic vesicles

Question 2

-Letter a is marking the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) perineurium 
B) axon 
C) fascicle 
D) myelin sheath 
A) perineurium 
B) axon 
C) fascicle 
D) myelin sheath

Question 3

The ________ synthesize or produce neurotransmitters.

Accepted Answer

A) Nissl bodies 
B) telodendria 
C) axon terminals 
D) neurofibrils 
A) Nissl bodies 
B) telodendria 
C) axon terminals 
D) neurofibrils

Question 4

Which motor response could be used to calculate reaction time?

Accepted Answer

A) Blinking in response to air movement 
B) Knee-jerk response to hammer hitting the quadriceps tendon 
C) Rapidly moving to a standing position 
D) Catching a dropped meter stick 
A) Blinking in response to air movement 
B) Knee-jerk response to hammer hitting the quadriceps tendon 
C) Rapidly moving to a standing position 
D) Catching a dropped meter stick

Question 5

The ________ transmits electrical impulses to the muscle.

Accepted Answer

A) motor neuron 
B) sensory neuron 
C) thalamus 
D) effector 
A) motor neuron 
B) sensory neuron 
C) thalamus 
D) effector

Question 6

-Letter a is marking the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) neuroglial cell 
B) axon 
C) Schwann cell 
D) nucleus 
A) neuroglial cell 
B) axon 
C) Schwann cell 
D) nucleus

Question 7

What happens immediately after an action potential reaches the presynaptic membrane at a chemical synapse?

Accepted Answer

A) A calcium influx triggers the release of neurotransmitters. 
B) Neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron. 
C) Sodium rushes into the postsynaptic neuron. 
D) Sodium rushes out of the presynaptic neuron. 
A) A calcium influx triggers the release of neurotransmitters. 
B) Neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron. 
C) Sodium rushes into the postsynaptic neuron. 
D) Sodium rushes out of the presynaptic neuron.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not true concerning a nerve?:

Accepted Answer

A) It is an organ. 
B) It is comprised primarily of nervous tissue. 
C) It is found in the central nervous system. 
D) It conducts electrical messages. 
A) It is an organ. 
B) It is comprised primarily of nervous tissue. 
C) It is found in the central nervous system. 
D) It conducts electrical messages.

Question 9

Which event occurs last at the neuromuscular junction?

Accepted Answer

A) Neurotransmitters enter the synaptic cleft. 
B) Sodium channels on the motor end plate open. 
C) An action potential reaches the presynaptic membrane. 
D) Sodium enters the muscle fiber. 
A) Neurotransmitters enter the synaptic cleft. 
B) Sodium channels on the motor end plate open. 
C) An action potential reaches the presynaptic membrane. 
D) Sodium enters the muscle fiber.

Question 10

Which stimulus was not tested in the Calculating Reaction Time experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) Auditory 
B) Olfactory 
C) Visual 
D) Tactile 
A) Auditory 
B) Olfactory 
C) Visual 
D) Tactile

Question 11

The ________ surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers.

Accepted Answer

A) epineurium 
B) endoneurium 
C) perineurium 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) epineurium 
B) endoneurium 
C) perineurium 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 12

Which neuroglial cell produces myelin in the peripheral nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) Schwann cell 
B) Oligodendrocyte 
C) Astrocyte 
D) Microglial cell 
A) Schwann cell 
B) Oligodendrocyte 
C) Astrocyte 
D) Microglial cell

Question 13

-Which lettered structure marks a neuroglial cell?

Accepted Answer

A) B 
B) C 
C) D 
D) A 
A) B 
B) C 
C) D 
D) A

Question 14

The ________ is located on the postsynaptic membrane.

Accepted Answer

A) receptor 
B) axon terminal 
C) neurotransmitter 
D) synaptic vesicle 
A) receptor 
B) axon terminal 
C) neurotransmitter 
D) synaptic vesicle

Exam 14: Introduction to the Nervous System

Neurotransmitters are stored in ________.

-Letter a is marking the ________.

The ________ synthesize or produce neurotransmitters.

Which motor response could be used to calculate reaction time?

The ________ transmits electrical impulses to the muscle.

-Letter a is marking the ________.

What happens immediately after an action potential reaches the presynaptic membrane at a chemical synapse?

Which of the following statements is not true concerning a nerve?:

Which event occurs last at the neuromuscular junction?

Which stimulus was not tested in the Calculating Reaction Time experiment?

The ________ surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers.

Which neuroglial cell produces myelin in the peripheral nervous system?

-Which lettered structure marks a neuroglial cell?

The ________ is located on the postsynaptic membrane.

Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

Introduction to the Organ Systems

Chemistry

The Microscope

The Cell

Histology

The Integumentary System

Introduction to the Skeletal System

The Axial Skeleton

The Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Introduction to the Muscular System: Muscle Tissue

Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System

The Central Nervous System: Brain and Spinal Cord

The Peripheral Nervous System: Nerves and Autonomic Nervous System

General and Special Senses

The Endocrine System

Blood

Anatomy of the Heart

Physiology of the Heart

Anatomy of Blood Vessels

Circulatory Pathways and the Physiology of Blood Vessels

The Lymphatic System

Anatomy of the Respiratory System

Physiology of the Respiratory System

Anatomy of the Digestive System

Physiology of the Digestive System

Anatomy of the Urinary System

Physiology of the Urinary System

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