Chapter 11 - Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
Nervous
System
Histology
Membrane
and Action
Potential
Synapses
Neurotransmitters
and Integration
Mixed Bag
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FINAL ROUND
Nervous System Histology:
$100 Question
All of the following are neuroglial cells
except:
a. schwann cells
b. ependymal cells
c. microglia
d. perikaryons
ANSWER
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Nervous System Histology:
$100 Answer
All of the following are neuroglial cells
except:
a. schwann cells
b. ependymal cells
c. microglia
d. perikaryons
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Nervous System Histology:
$200 Question
Nissl bodies are found ______________.
a. in the neuroglia
b. in the neuronal axons
c. in the neuronal cell bodies
d. in the neuronal dendrites
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Nervous System Histology:
$200 Answer
Nissl bodies are found ______________.
a. in the neuroglia
b. in the neuronal axons
c. in the neuronal cell bodies
d. in the neuronal dendrites
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Nervous System Histology:
$300 Question
Synaptic knobs are found ___________.
a. in the neuroglia
b. in the neuronal axons
c. in the neuronal cell bodies
d. in the neuronal dendrites
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$300 Answer
Synaptic knobs are found ___________.
a. in the neuroglia
b. in the neuronal axons
c. in the neuronal cell bodies
d. in the neuronal dendrites
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Nervous System Histology:
$400 Question
Myelin sheaths in the CNS are produced
by the ________.
a. astrocytes
b. microglia
c. oligodendrocytes
d. schwann cells
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Nervous System Histology:
$400 Answer
Myelin sheaths in the CNS are produced
by the ________.
a. astrocytes
b. microglia
c. oligodendrocytes
d. schwann cells
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Nervous System Histology:
$500 Question
Neuroglial cells that line the cavities of the
brain are the ______.
a. astrocytes
b. ependymal cells
c. microglia
d. schwann cells
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Nervous System Histology:
$500 Answer
Neuroglial cells that line the cavities of the
brain are the ______.
a. astrocytes
b. ependymal cells
c. microglia
d. schwann cells
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$100 Question
If a membrane has a resting potential of 90mv it is said to be _________.
a. depolarized
b. polarized
c. hyperpolarized
d. unresponsive
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$100 Answer
If a membrane has a resting potential of 90mv it is said to be _________.
a. depolarized
b. polarized
c. hyperpolarized
d. unresponsive
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$200 Question
At rest a cell membrane will have more
______ ions on the cytoplasmic surface.
a. sodium
b. chloride
c. potassium
d. calcium
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$200 Answer
At rest a cell membrane will have more
______ ions on the cytoplasmic surface.
a. sodium
b. chloride
c. potassium
d. calcium
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$300 Question
During membrane repolarization, there is a
decrease in the membrane permeability to
which ion?
a. potassium
b. sodium
c. calcium
d. both potassium and sodium
ANSWER
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$300 Answer
During membrane repolarization, there is a
decrease in the membrane permeability to
which ion?
a. potassium
b. sodium
c. calcium
d. both potassium and sodium
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$400 Question
A membrane maintains its resting
membrane potential mainly due to
_________.
a. the sodium potassium pump
b. chemically gated sodium channels
c. potassium channels
d. calcium channels
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$400 Answer
A membrane maintains its resting
membrane potential mainly due to
_________.
a. the sodium potassium pump
b. chemically gated sodium channels
c. potassium channels
d. calcium channels
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$500 Question
Which channels are open during the
absolute refractory period of a neuron?
a. potassium
b. sodium
c. calcium
d. all of the above
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Membrane and Action Potentials:
$500 Answer
Which channels are open during the
absolute refractory period of a neuron?
a. potassium
b. sodium
c. calcium
d. all of the above
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Synapses:
$100 Question
The space between the presynaptic and
postsyaptic membranes is called the
__________.
a. synaptic cleft
b. neurotransmitter
c. synaptic delay
d. synaptic vesicle
ANSWER
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Synapses:
$100 Answer
The space between the presynaptic and
postsyaptic membranes is called the
__________.
a. synaptic cleft
b. neurotransmitter
c. synaptic delay
d. synaptic vesicle
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Synapses:
$200 Question
The presynaptic neuron releases
neurotransmitters in response to an influx
of _______ ions.
a. sodium
b. potassium
c. calcium
d. sodium and potassium
ANSWER
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Synapses:
$200 Answer
The presynaptic neuron releases
neurotransmitters in response to an influx
of _______ ions.
a. sodium
b. potassium
c. calcium
d. sodium and potassium
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Synapses:
$300 Question
IPSPs cause the post synaptic membrane
to become more permeable to ________.
a. calcium
b. sodium
c. potassium
d. chloride
ANSWER
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Synapses:
$300 Answer
IPSPs cause the post synaptic membrane
to become more permeable to ________.
a. calcium
b. sodium
c. potassium
d. chloride
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Synapses:
$400 Question
__________ has occured when a neuron
is stimulated by more than one terminal.
a. Temporal summation
b. Spatial summation
c. Synaptic delay
d. Synaptic potentiation
ANSWER
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Synapses:
$400 Answer
__________ has occured when a neuron
is stimulated by more than one terminal.
a. Temporal summation
b. Spatial summation
c. Synaptic delay
d. Synaptic potentiation
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Synapses:
$500 Question
Generation of an action potential can be
inhibited by all of the following except:
a. IPSPs
b. presynaptic inhibition
c. depolarization
d. hyperpolarization
ANSWER
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Synapses:
$500 Answer
Generation of an action potential can be
inhibited by all of the following except:
a. IPSPs
b. presynaptic inhibition
c. depolarization
d. hyperpolarization
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$100 Question
Which of the following is not a
classification of neurotransmitters?
a. peptides
b. amino acids
c. biogenic amines
d. acetylcholinesterases
ANSWER
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$100 Answer
Which of the following is not a
classification of neurotransmitters?
a. peptides
b. amino acids
c. biogenic amines
d. acetylcholinesterases
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$200 Question
These are the natural opiates of our body:
a. biogenic amines
b. GABA
c. endorphins
d. histamines
ANSWER
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$200 Answer
These are the natural opiates of our body:
a. biogenic amines
b. GABA
c. endorphins
d. histamines
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$300 Question
A neuronal circuit where incoming
information is spread around or amplified
is ________.
a. converging
b. diverging
c. reverberating
d. parallel after-discharge
ANSWER
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$300 Answer
A neuronal circuit where incoming
information is spread around or amplified
is ________.
a. converging
b. diverging
c. reverberating
d. parallel after-discharge
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$400 Question
Neuronal circuits involved in rythmic
activities such as breathing and arm
swinging are _________.
a. converging
b. diverging
c. reverberating
d. parallel after-discharge
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$400 Answer
Neuronal circuits involved in rythmic
activities such as breathing and arm
swinging are _________.
a. converging
b. diverging
c. reverberating
d. parallel after-discharge
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$500 Question
Dopamine and serotonin are examples of
which classification of neurotransmitters?
a. peptides
b. purines
c. biogenic amines
d. acetylcholinesterases
ANSWER
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Neurotransmitters and Integration:
$500 Answer
Dopamine and serotonin are examples of
which classification of neurotransmitters?
a. peptides
b. purines
c. biogenic amines
d. acetylcholinesterases
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Mixed Bag:
$100 Question
All of the following are found in the PNS
except:
a. spinal nerves
b. cranial nerves
c. myelinated axons
d. microglia
ANSWER
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Mixed Bag:
$100 Answer
All of the following are found in the PNS
except:
a. spinal nerves
b. cranial nerves
c. myelinated axons
d. microglia
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Mixed Bag:
$200 Question
Association neurons are always
_________.
a. found in the PNS
b. multipolar
c. sensory
d. efferent
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Mixed Bag:
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Association neurons are always
_________.
a. found in the PNS
b. multipolar
c. sensory
d. efferent
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Mixed Bag:
$300 Question
The nodes of ranvier are found _______.
a. in the CNS only
b. on dendrites
c. on the neuroglia
d. on myelinated axons
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Mixed Bag:
$300 Answer
The nodes of ranvier are found _______.
a. in the CNS only
b. on dendrites
c. on the neuroglia
d. on myelinated axons
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Mixed Bag:
$400 Question
The neurilemma is found on the
_______________.
a. dendrites of the CNS
b. dendrites of the PNS
c. axons of the CNS
d. axons of the PNS
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Mixed Bag:
$400 Answer
The neurilemma is found on the
_______________.
a. dendrites of the CNS
b. dendrites of the PNS
c. axons of the CNS
d. axons of the PNS
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Mixed Bag:
$500 Question
All of the following are true of action
potentials except:
a. they exhibit an all or none response
b. they are inhibited by IPSPs
c. they need a threshold stimulus
d. they travel more slowly
on myelinated fibers
ANSWER
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Mixed Bag:
$500 Answer
All of the following are true of action
potentials except:
a. they exhibit an all or none response
b. they are inhibited by IPSPs
c. they need a threshold stimulus
d. they travel more slowly
on myelinated fibers
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FINAL ROUND Question
Neurotransmitters are removed from the
synaptic cleft by all of the following except:
a. reuptake by presynaptic neuron
b. simple diffusion
c. enzymatic degradation
d. presynaptic inhibition
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FINAL ROUND Answer
Neurotransmitters are removed from the
synaptic cleft by all of the following except:
a. reuptake by presynaptic neuron
b. simple diffusion
c. enzymatic degradation
d. presynaptic inhibition
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