Question 1

An example of proprioception is

Accepted Answer

A)  the contraction of the triceps brachii. 
B)  the contraction of pharyngeal arch muscles used in chewing. 
C)  sensing a feather touch the skin. 
D)  the sensation you feel during a wake-up stretch. 
A)  the contraction of the triceps brachii. 
B)  the contraction of pharyngeal arch muscles used in chewing. 
C)  sensing a feather touch the skin. 
D)  the sensation you feel during a wake-up stretch.

Question 2

All of the following are characteristics of dendrites except that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are more extensive branching than axons. 
B)  always conduct action potentials. 
C)  conduct signals toward the cell body. 
D)  typically occur as more than one per cell. 
A)  are more extensive branching than axons. 
B)  always conduct action potentials. 
C)  conduct signals toward the cell body. 
D)  typically occur as more than one per cell.

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning sensory neurons is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most are pseudounipolar. 
B)  Most have their cell bodies in ganglia outside the CNS. 
C)  They have peripheral and central processes. 
D)  They contain only dendrites. 
A)  Most are pseudounipolar. 
B)  Most have their cell bodies in ganglia outside the CNS. 
C)  They have peripheral and central processes. 
D)  They contain only dendrites.

Question 4

Which of the following is not considered a special somatic sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  smell 
B)  taste 
C)  pain 
D)  equilibrium 
A)  smell 
B)  taste 
C)  pain 
D)  equilibrium

Question 5

A node of Ranvier (myelin sheath gap)

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs only in ganglia. 
B)  is one segment of the myelin sheath. 
C)  occurs in the PNS but not in the CNS. 
D)  is a bare region of axonal membrane in myelinated axons only. 
A)  occurs only in ganglia. 
B)  is one segment of the myelin sheath. 
C)  occurs in the PNS but not in the CNS. 
D)  is a bare region of axonal membrane in myelinated axons only.

Question 6

The peripheral nerve fibers that speed up the movement of the digestive tract are classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  general visceral sensory (afferent). 
B)  special visceral sensory. 
C)  general visceral motor (efferent). 
D)  special somatic motor. 
A)  general visceral sensory (afferent). 
B)  special visceral sensory. 
C)  general visceral motor (efferent). 
D)  special somatic motor.

Question 7

Interneurons are found

Accepted Answer

A)  only in the visceral nervous system. 
B)  only in the CNS. 
C)  only in the PNS. 
D)  only in the autonomic nervous system. 
A)  only in the visceral nervous system. 
B)  only in the CNS. 
C)  only in the PNS. 
D)  only in the autonomic nervous system.

Question 8

Most tumors in the brain originate from

Accepted Answer

A)  glial cells. 
B)  multipolar neurons. 
C)  bipolar neurons. 
D)  unipolar neurons. 
A)  glial cells. 
B)  multipolar neurons. 
C)  bipolar neurons. 
D)  unipolar neurons.

Question 9

Special somatic senses have receptors that are located mostly in the head, including hearing and balance and vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Of the following, which is the only structure that is in the PNS, as opposed to the CNS?

Accepted Answer

A)  a tract 
B)  white matter 
C)  a ganglion 
D)  gray matter 
A)  a tract 
B)  white matter 
C)  a ganglion 
D)  gray matter

An example of proprioception is

All of the following are characteristics of dendrites except that they

Which of the following statements concerning sensory neurons is incorrect?

Which of the following is not considered a special somatic sense?

A node of Ranvier (myelin sheath gap)

The peripheral nerve fibers that speed up the movement of the digestive tract are classified as

Interneurons are found

Most tumors in the brain originate from

Special somatic senses have receptors that are located mostly in the head, including hearing and balance and vision.

Of the following, which is the only structure that is in the PNS, as opposed to the CNS?

The Human Body: an Orientation

The Living Units

Basic Embryology

Tissues

The Integumentary System

Bones and Skeletal Tissues

Bones, Part 1: The Axial Skeleton

Bones, Part 2: The Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Muscles of the Body

The Central Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Sensory Neurons

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

Blood

The Heart

Blood Vessels

The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

The Reproductive System

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Exam 12: Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

An example of proprioception is

All of the following are characteristics of dendrites except that they

Which of the following statements concerning sensory neurons is incorrect?

Which of the following is not considered a special somatic sense?

A node of Ranvier (myelin sheath gap)

The peripheral nerve fibers that speed up the movement of the digestive tract are classified as

Interneurons are found

Most tumors in the brain originate from

Special somatic senses have receptors that are located mostly in the head, including hearing and balance and vision.

Of the following, which is the only structure that is in the PNS, as opposed to the CNS?

The Human Body: an Orientation

The Living Units

Basic Embryology

Tissues

The Integumentary System

Bones and Skeletal Tissues

Bones, Part 1: The Axial Skeleton

Bones, Part 2: The Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Muscles of the Body

The Central Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Sensory Neurons

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

Blood

The Heart

Blood Vessels

The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

The Reproductive System

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