Question 1

Which is not a function of the motor division of the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) Conducts output (nerve impulses)from the CNS 
B) Transmits impulses to muscles and glands 
C) Transmits impulses from the viscera 
D) Voluntary control of skeletal muscle 
E) Involuntary control of the heart 
A) Conducts output (nerve impulses)from the CNS 
B) Transmits impulses to muscles and glands 
C) Transmits impulses from the viscera 
D) Voluntary control of skeletal muscle 
E) Involuntary control of the heart

Question 2

The endoneurium is composed of

Accepted Answer

A) dense regular connective tissue. 
B) simple squamous epithelium. 
C) dense irregular connective tissue. 
D) areolar connective tissue. 
E) pseudostratified nonkeratinized epithelium. 
A) dense regular connective tissue. 
B) simple squamous epithelium. 
C) dense irregular connective tissue. 
D) areolar connective tissue. 
E) pseudostratified nonkeratinized epithelium.

Question 3

Which glial cell has perivascular feet that wrap around capillaries in the CNS?

Accepted Answer

A) Astrocyte 
B) Ependymal cell 
C) Neurolemmocyte 
D) Microglial cell 
E) Oligodendrocyte 
A) Astrocyte 
B) Ependymal cell 
C) Neurolemmocyte 
D) Microglial cell 
E) Oligodendrocyte

Question 4

What cell type does number 2 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Satellite cell 
B) Neuron 
C) Microglial cell 
D) Astrocyte 
E) Ependymal cell 
A) Satellite cell 
B) Neuron 
C) Microglial cell 
D) Astrocyte 
E) Ependymal cell

Question 5

This figure depicts a typical nerve.What is indicated by number 2?

Accepted Answer

A) Myelin sheath 
B) Dendrites 
C) Fascicle 
D) Epineurium 
E) Perineurium 
A) Myelin sheath 
B) Dendrites 
C) Fascicle 
D) Epineurium 
E) Perineurium

Question 6

Which is the most common structural type of synapse?

Accepted Answer

A) Dendrodendritic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Axodendritic 
E) Axonucleic 
A) Dendrodendritic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Axodendritic 
E) Axonucleic

Question 7

You walk into a restaurant and amidst the sights,sounds,and smells of food preparation,you notice that you have begun to salivate.This is evidence that a particular neuronal circuit has been activated.Which one?

Accepted Answer

A) Converging 
B) Diverging 
C) Reverberating 
D)  Parallel-after-discharge 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) Converging 
B) Diverging 
C) Reverberating 
D)  Parallel-after-discharge 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 8

Which is not one of the three common structural types of synapses?

Accepted Answer

A) Axonucleic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Axodendritic 
A) Axonucleic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Axodendritic

Question 9

Choose the answer that correctly lists,in chronological order,the events involved in synaptic transmission. 
A: A nerve impulse reaches the synaptic knob
B: Neurotransmitter molecules diffuse across the synaptic cleft
C: A nerve impulse begins in the postsynaptic cell
D: Neurotransmitter molecules bind to receptors in the postsynaptic cell
E: A voltage change occurs in the postsynaptic cell

Accepted Answer

A) a,c,b,d,e 
B) a,b,e,d,c 
C) c,b,d,e,a 
D) a,b,d,e,c 
E) c,a,b,d,e 
A) a,c,b,d,e 
B) a,b,e,d,c 
C) c,b,d,e,a 
D) a,b,d,e,c 
E) c,a,b,d,e

Question 10

What structure does number 5 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Neurofibril node 
B) Myelin sheath 
C) Nucleus 
D) Perivascular foot 
E) Ependymal cell 
A) Neurofibril node 
B) Myelin sheath 
C) Nucleus 
D) Perivascular foot 
E) Ependymal cell

Question 11

A secondary tumor is one that originates in one site but subsequently spreads to another site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which glial cell defends the body against pathogens?

Accepted Answer

A) Astrocyte 
B) Ependymal cell 
C) Neurolemmocyte 
D) Microglial cell 
E) Oligodendrocyte 
A) Astrocyte 
B) Ependymal cell 
C) Neurolemmocyte 
D) Microglial cell 
E) Oligodendrocyte

Question 13

This condition involves progressive demyelination of neurons in the CNS accompanied by the destruction of oligodendrocytes.As a result,the conduction of nerve impulses is disrupted,leading to impaired sensory perception and motor coordination.

Accepted Answer

A) Guillain-Barré syndrome 
B) Parkinson disease 
C) Multiple sclerosis 
D) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) Guillain-Barré syndrome 
B) Parkinson disease 
C) Multiple sclerosis 
D) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 14

A condition in which the brain is substantially missing is

Accepted Answer

A) spina bifida. 
B) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 
C) muscular dystrophy. 
D) anencephaly. 
E) cerebral palsy. 
A) spina bifida. 
B) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 
C) muscular dystrophy. 
D) anencephaly. 
E) cerebral palsy.

Question 15

Transmission of nerve impulses along myelinated axons requires more energy than transmission along unmyelinated axons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

-What type of synapse does number 2 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Axodendritic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Dendrodendritic 
E) Dendrosomatic 
A) Axodendritic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Dendrodendritic 
E) Dendrosomatic

Question 17

The type of neuronal circuit that ensures that we continue to breathe while asleep is a _____________ circuit.

Accepted Answer

A) converging 
B) diverging 
C) reverberating 
D) parallel-after-discharge 
E) None of the choices is correct. 
A) converging 
B) diverging 
C) reverberating 
D) parallel-after-discharge 
E) None of the choices is correct.

Question 18

Which statement is correct concerning the terms afferent and efferent with respect to the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) Afferent refers to the conduction of an impulse outward from the CNS. 
B) Both terms refer to conducting impulses outward from the CNS although efferent pathways carry only sensory impulses. 
C) Efferent refers to the conduction of motor impulses toward the CNS. 
D) Afferent refers to the conduction of sensory impulses toward the CNS. 
E) Both terms refer to conducting impulses toward the CNS although afferent pathways carry only motor impulses. 
A) Afferent refers to the conduction of an impulse outward from the CNS. 
B) Both terms refer to conducting impulses outward from the CNS although efferent pathways carry only sensory impulses. 
C) Efferent refers to the conduction of motor impulses toward the CNS. 
D) Afferent refers to the conduction of sensory impulses toward the CNS. 
E) Both terms refer to conducting impulses toward the CNS although afferent pathways carry only motor impulses.

Question 19

-What type of synapse does number 1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Axodendritic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Dendrodendritic 
E) Dendrosomatic 
A) Axodendritic 
B) Axoaxonic 
C) Axosomatic 
D) Dendrodendritic 
E) Dendrosomatic

Question 20

Billions of CNS interneurons are grouped in complex patterns called neuronal

Accepted Answer

A) networks. 
B) complexes. 
C) pools. 
D) meshes. 
E) webs. 
A) networks. 
B) complexes. 
C) pools. 
D) meshes. 
E) webs.

Exam 14: Nervous Tissue

Which is not a function of the motor division of the nervous system?

The endoneurium is composed of

Which glial cell has perivascular feet that wrap around capillaries in the CNS?

What cell type does number 2 indicate?

This figure depicts a typical nerve.What is indicated by number 2?

Which is the most common structural type of synapse?

You walk into a restaurant and amidst the sights,sounds,and smells of food preparation,you notice that you have begun to salivate.This is evidence that a particular neuronal circuit has been activated.Which one?

Which is not one of the three common structural types of synapses?

What structure does number 5 indicate?

A secondary tumor is one that originates in one site but subsequently spreads to another site.

Which glial cell defends the body against pathogens?

This condition involves progressive demyelination of neurons in the CNS accompanied by the destruction of oligodendrocytes.As a result,the conduction of nerve impulses is disrupted,leading to impaired sensory perception and motor coordination.

A condition in which the brain is substantially missing is

Transmission of nerve impulses along myelinated axons requires more energy than transmission along unmyelinated axons.

-What type of synapse does number 2 indicate?

The type of neuronal circuit that ensures that we continue to breathe while asleep is a _____________ circuit.

Which statement is correct concerning the terms afferent and efferent with respect to the nervous system?

-What type of synapse does number 1 indicate?

Billions of CNS interneurons are grouped in complex patterns called neuronal

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