Chapter 10: Nervous System
Anatomy Chapter 10: Nervous Tissue: Nervous Tissue and Brain
- 1.These branching structures carry information toward the cell body of a neuron.
- A.
Synapes
- B.
Axons
- C.
Dendrites
- D.
Nodes of Ranvier
- 2.The neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine (ACh) are stored within the
- A.
Tips of the dendrites
- B.
Cell body
- C.
Postsynaptic receptors
- D.
Axon terminals
- 3.What is the name of the space between the axon of one of the neuron and the dendrite of a second neuron?
- A.
Vesicle
- B.
Cell body
- C.
Synapse
- D.
Node of Ranvier
- 4.What is the name of the enzyme that destroys acetylcholine?
- A.
Dopamine
- B.
ACh
- C.
Acetylcholinesterase
- D.
Norepinephrine
- 5.What term describes the hopping of the action potential (nerve impulse) along the axon from one node (of Ranvier) to the next?
- A.
Myelination
- B.
Depolarization
- C.
Saltatory conduction
- D.
Repolarization
- 6.The primary somatosensory area and the primary motor area are seperated by
- A.
Broca's area
- B.
The cecntral sulcus
- C.
The pia mater
- D.
The longitudinal fissure
- 7.There are four major areas of the brain: the cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, and the
- A.
Hypothalamus
- B.
Medulla oblongata
- C.
Limbic system
- D.
Cerebellum
- 8.The frontal, temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes form the
- A.
Brain stem
- B.
Cerebrum
- C.
Cerebellum
- D.
Reticular formation
- 9.Which word best describes the precentralgyrus?
- A.
Olfactory
- B.
Visual
- C.
Motor
- D.
Language
- 10.The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are referred to as the
- A.
Diencephalons
- B.
Brain stem
- C.
Limbic system
- D.
Emotional brain
- 11.Excessive opioids (narcotics) depress the medulla oblongata and therefore cause
- A.
Parkinson's disease
- B.
Blindness
- C.
Respiratory depression
- D.
Hypertension
- 12.Endorphins
- A.
Natural morphine-like substances that can reduce anxiety and induce a sense of well-being
- B.
Energy sources much like ATP
- C.
Secreted by the choroi plexus and circulated within the subarachnoid space
- D.
Waste products generated by depolarizing neurons
- 13.The surface of the cerebrum is folded into elevations that resemble speed bumps; these speed bumps are called
- A.
Fissures
- B.
Sulci
- C.
Foramen
- D.
Convultions, or gyri
- 14.The depression between the convolutions of the cerebrum is called a
- A.
Pons
- B.
Gyrus
- C.
Sulces
- D.
Corpus callosum
- 15.The medulla oblongata descends as the
- A.
Diencephalons
- B.
Hpothalamus
- C.
Cerebellum
- D.
Spinal cord
- 16.The pituitary gland sits beneath the
- A.
Medulla oblongata
- B.
Brain stem
- C.
Hypothalamus
- D.
Cerebellum
- 17.Which of the following best describes the arachnoid mater?
- A.
Limbic system
- B.
Meninges
- C.
Blood-brain barrier
- D.
Cranium
- 18.The corpus callosum
- A.
Connects the right and left hemispheres
- B.
Connects the hypothalumus to the posterior pituitary gland
- C.
Lines the cerebral ventricles
- D.
Connects the brain stem to the cerebellum
- 19.In which cerebral lobe is Broca's area located?
- A.
Parietal
- B.
Occipital
- C.
Frontal
- D.
Temporal
- 20.The temporal lobe
- A.
Is a brain stem structure
- B.
Is a cerebellar structure
- C.
Contains the primary auditory cortex
- D.
Is a large mass of white matter that joins the right and left cerebral hemispheres
- 21.The occipital lobe
- A.
Is a brain stem structure
- B.
Performs the "executive" functions
- C.
Is called the vital center
- D.
Contains the primary visual cortex
- 22.The nodes of Ranier
- A.
Are located along the postsynaptic membrane
- B.
Increase the speed of the action potential
- C.
Synthesize the neurotransmitter acetylcholine
- D.
Store ACh in tiny vesicles
- 23.Which of the following is located within the subarachnoid space?
- A.
Blood
- B.
Lymph
- C.
Cerebrospinal fluid
- D.
Cytoplasm
- 24.What is the function of the ependymal cell (choroid plexus)?
- A.
Synthesize neurotransmitters such as ACh
- B.
Form cerebrospinal fluid
- C.
Phagocytose debris
- D.
Secrete myelin
- 25.Which of the following is the type of nervous tissue that conducts a nerve impulse?
- A.
Astrocyte
- B.
Neuroglia
- C.
Neuron
- D.
Ependymal cell
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