Ch.12 Nervous Tissue-final Exam
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- 1.Which does not belong to the peripneral nervous system?
- A.
Ganglion
- B.
Cranial nerve
- C.
Spinal cord
- D.
Peripheral nerve
- E.
Spinal nerve
- 2.The afferent division of the nervous system is also known as the ___________ division.
- A.
Motor
- B.
Cranial
- C.
Ganglial
- D.
Efferent
- E.
Sensory
- 3.The portion of the nervous system that conducts impulses from the skin, joints, skeletal muscles, and special senses is the _________ division.
- A.
Autonomic motor
- B.
Somatic sensory
- C.
Somatic motor
- D.
Visceral sensory
- 4.Which two distinct cell types form nervous tissue?
- A.
Afferent cells and glial cells
- B.
Peripheral cells and neurons
- C.
Glial cells and neurons
- D.
Peripheral cells and glial cells
- E.
Glial cells and efferent cells
- 5.The neurons that are responsible for integrating information by retrieving, processing, storing, and "deciding" how the body responds to stimuli are
- A.
Sensory neurons
- B.
Motor neurons
- C.
Accessory neurons
- D.
Correlation neurons
- E.
Interneurons
- 6.The most abundant glial cell in CNS is the
- A.
Astrocyte
- B.
Ependymal cell
- C.
Neurolemmocyte
- D.
Microglial cell
- E.
Oligodendrocyte
- 7.The glial cell that helps to form cerebrospinal fluid is the
- A.
Astrocyte
- B.
Ependymal cell
- C.
Neurolemmocyte
- D.
Microglial cell
- E.
Oligodendrocyte
- 8.The glial cell that myelinates and insulates axons within the CNS is the
- A.
Astrocyte
- B.
Ependymal cell
- C.
Neurolemmocyte
- D.
Microglial cell
- E.
Oligodendrocyte
- 9.The glial cell that helps to form the blood-brain barrier is the
- A.
Astrocyte
- B.
Ependymal cell
- C.
Neurolemmocyte
- D.
Microglial cell
- E.
Oligodendrocyte
- 10.The portion of the nervous system that has voluntary control over skeletal muscles is the _________ division.
- A.
Autonomic motor
- B.
Somatic sensory
- C.
Somatic motor
- D.
Visceral sensory
- 11.The neuron conducting an impulse from the stomach wall to the CNS would be classified as a(n) _________ neuron.
- A.
Autonomic motor
- B.
Somatic sensory
- C.
Somatic motor
- D.
Visceral sensory
- 12.The glial cell that defends the body against pathogens is the
- A.
Astrocyte
- B.
Ependymal cell
- C.
Neurolemmocyte
- D.
Microglial Cell
- E.
Oligodendrocyte
- 13.A nerve
- A.
Contains a single axon
- B.
Is found only in CNS
- C.
Carries only sensory information
- D.
Carries information onlyh towards the PNS
- E.
Is a cablelike bundle of parallel axons
- 14.What do all glial cells have in common?
- A.
They help to transmit the nerve signals
- B.
They transfer blood to the various neurons
- C.
They assist neurons in their respective functions
- D.
They all attack pathogens
- E.
They absorb extra bood and cerebrospinal fluid
- 15.The glossy-white apperance of most axons is due to
- A.
The high lipid content of the myelin sheath
- B.
Their proximity to light-reflecting cartilage
- C.
Their proximity to white bone
- D.
The white color of the perivascular feet
- E.
The covering of ependymal cells
- 16.The condition is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by muscle weakness that begins in the distal limbs, but rapidly advances to involve proximal muscles as well.
- A.
Guillani-Barre syndrome
- B.
Parkinson Disease
- C.
Multiple sclerosis
- D.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- E.
None of the choices are correct
- 17.The upper motor neurons that control skeletal muscles begin with a soma in
- A.
The posterior horn of the spinal cord
- B.
The anterior horn of the spinal cord
- C.
The motor association cortex of the cerebrum
- D.
The postcentral gyrus of the cerebrum
- E.
The precentral gyrus of the cerebrum
- 18.Many upper motor neurons synapse with lower motor neurons in
- A.
The posterior horns
- B.
The anterior horns
- C.
The posterior column
- D.
The anterior column
- E.
The posterior root ganglion
- 19.Cerebrospinal fluid fills in the space between
- A.
Dural sheath and dura mater
- B.
Dural sheath and veterbral bones
- C.
Dura mater and arachnoid mater
- D.
Arachnoik mater and pia mater
- E.
Dura mater and pia mater
- 20.A ganglion is a
- A.
Bundle of axons in the CNS
- B.
Cluster of dendrites in either the CNS of the PNS
- C.
Cluster of neurosomas in the PNS
- D.
Bundle of axons in the PNS
- E.
Cluster of neurosomas in the CNS
- 21.There are ____ pairs of spinal nerves.
- A.
12
- B.
24
- C.
31
- D.
35
- E.
62
- 22.The cardiac, vasomotor and repiratory centers are found in
- A.
The medulla oblongata
- B.
The pons
- C.
The midbrain
- D.
The spinal cord
- E.
The diencephalon
- 23.Which of the following contains the nucleus?
- A.
Axon
- B.
Dendrite
- C.
Cell body
- D.
None of these
- 24.Which part of a neuron carries impulse away from the cell body?
- A.
Axon
- B.
Dendrite
- C.
Nucleus
- D.
Neuroglia
- 25.a bundle of parallel axons in the CNS is called a
- A.
Nerve
- B.
Dendrite
- C.
Tract
- D.
Ganglion
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