Exam 16: Nervous Tissue

A synapse is a functional junction between:

The name of the structures indicated by the line in the diagram is: _____.

A neurolemma (sheath of Schwann) is a characteristic of cells located in the peripheral nervous system, but NOT in the central nervous system.

Describe the types of neurons according to structural classification and give an example of where each type is located in the body.

Which of the following convey information from the central nervous system (CNS) to skeletal muscles only?

At a synapse between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron, the axon would be part of a _____ neuron; the dendrite would be part of a _____ neuron.

An oligodendrocyte contributes to the myelin sheath of _____ (one or several) axon(s).

A nerve is a structure that may contain: 1) axons 2) blood vessels 3) neuron cell bodies 4) connective tissue 5) myelin 6) oligodendrocytes

A _____ refers to a small mass of nervous tissue, consisting primarily of neuron cell bodies, outside of the brain and spinal cord.

The efferent (motor) portion of the somatic nervous system is _____ (voluntary or involuntary).

Select the best description of dendrites:

The two principal divisions of the nervous system are the _____ and _____ nervous systems.

Select the best description of an axon:

The following are all functions of astrocytes EXCEPT:

The cell type that represents most sensory neurons is the one labeled _____.]

Most unipolar neurons are sensory neurons that transmit information along afferent pathways to the central nervous system.

The afferent (sensory) portion of the somatic nervous system carries sensory information from the eyes and ears to the central nervous system.

Neuroglia derived from monocytes are called astrocytes.

The name of the cell type indicated by the (a) in the diagram is: _____.

Which of the following pairs of terms is most closely matched?