Deck 10: Neural Tissue

Question 1

What is the most common glial cell in the nervous system?

A) satellite cells
B) astrocyte
C) microglia
D) oligodendrocytes

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What detects changes inside and around the body?

A) action potentials
B) sensory receptors
C) nerves
D) effectors

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What part of the nerve cell receives information from other cells and sends impulses toward the soma?

A) soma
B) axon
C) dendrites
D) synaptic terminal

Answer 3

C

Question 4

How many types of glial cells are found in the nervous system?

A) two
B) eight
C) four
D) six

Question 5

The cell that sends information from to another cell across a synapse is called the ________.

A) presynaptic cell
B) glial cell
C) postsynaptic cell
D) none of the above

Question 6

The following are all functions of the neuroglia EXCEPT ________.

A) wrap around neurons
B) support and anchor neurons
C) produce electrical signals
D) perform phagocytosis

Question 7

What are the chemical messengers released by neurons?

A) neurotransmitters
B) hormones
C) paracrines
D) none of the above

Question 8

Which type of glial cells of the CNS wrap around neurons to isolate them from chemicals present in the interstitial fluid?

A) astrocytes
B) ependymal cells
C) microglia
D) oligodendrocytes

Question 9

All of the following are glial cells of the CNS EXCEPT ________.

A) astrocytes
B) ependymal cells
C) microglia
D) satellite cells

Question 10

All of the following are true about neurons EXCEPT ________.

A) neurons have no influence on homeostasis
B) receive electrical signals
C) produced electrical signals
D) interpret electrical signals

Question 11

What type of tissue is specialized to respond to environmental changes?

A) neural
B) connective
C) muscle
D) epithelial

Question 12

The space between two connecting nerve cells is called the ________.

A) synaptic terminal
B) synaptic cleft
C) synaptic vesicle
D) synapse

Question 13

What area of the neuron contains most of the neuron's organelles?

A) cell body/soma
B) synaptic terminal
C) dendrites
D) axon

Question 14

All of the following are true of smooth muscle EXCEPT ________.

A) multinucleated
B) involuntary
C) spindle-shaped
D) nonstriated