Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)   soma
B)   axon
C)   dendrites
D)   synaptic terminalE) A) and B)
F) C) and D) C

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)   satellite cells
B)   astrocyte
C)   microglia
D)   oligodendrocytesE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)   neural
B)   connective
C)   muscle
D)   epithelialE) A) and D)
F) None of the above A

Question 4

What are the chemical messengers released by neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)   neurotransmitters
B)   hormones
C)   paracrines
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

What detects changes inside and around the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   action potentials
B)   sensory receptors
C)   nerves
D)   effectorsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)   synaptic terminal
B)   synaptic cleft
C)   synaptic vesicle
D)   synapseE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)   astrocytes
B)   ependymal cells
C)   microglia
D)   satellite cellsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The following are all functions of the neuroglia EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)   cell body/soma
B)   synaptic terminal
C)   dendrites
D)   axonE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   eight
C)   four
D)   sixE) C) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 11

All of the following are true about neurons EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   multinucleated
B)   involuntary
C)   spindle-shaped
D)   nonstriatedE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)   presynaptic cell
B)   glial cell
C)   postsynaptic cell
D)   none of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)   astrocytes
B)   ependymal cells
C)   microglia
D)   oligodendrocytesE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 10: Neural Tissue

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