Question 1

Which of the following types of neurons is exclusively found in the cerebellum?

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar neuron 
B) multipolar neuron 
C) Purkinje cells 
D) unipolar neuron 
E) pyramidal cells 
A) bipolar neuron 
B) multipolar neuron 
C) Purkinje cells 
D) unipolar neuron 
E) pyramidal cells

Question 2

Which of these types of channels is involved in leaking sodium and potassium ions across the membrane in order to establish the resting potential of a cell?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 3

Describe four ways drugs can modify the effects of neurotransmitters.

Accepted Answer

Drugs can modify neurotransmitter effect

Question 4

Which of the following types of neurons is the most common type of neuron found in the brain and spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar neuron 
B) multipolar neuron 
C) unipolar neuron 
D) nonpolar neuron 
E) pseudounipolar 
A) bipolar neuron 
B) multipolar neuron 
C) unipolar neuron 
D) nonpolar neuron 
E) pseudounipolar

Question 5

Chromatolysis refers to

Accepted Answer

A) break up of lysosomes after neural injury. 
B) Wallerian degeneration after neural injury. 
C) plasticity of neuron. 
D) break up of Nissl bodies after neural injury. 
E) none of these choices 
A) break up of lysosomes after neural injury. 
B) Wallerian degeneration after neural injury. 
C) plasticity of neuron. 
D) break up of Nissl bodies after neural injury. 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

Which of the following types of cells display the property of electrical excitability?

Accepted Answer

A) Muscle cells 
B) Neurons 
C) All of these choices 
D) None of these choices 
A) Muscle cells 
B) Neurons 
C) All of these choices 
D) None of these choices

Question 7

Which diagram represents a reverberating circuit?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 8

A postsynaptic neuron responds to neurotransmitters released by a presynaptic neuron by creating

Accepted Answer

A) EPSPs 
B) water-filled channels in its membrane 
C) IPSPs 
D) either EPSPs or IPSPs 
E) All the choices are correct 
A) EPSPs 
B) water-filled channels in its membrane 
C) IPSPs 
D) either EPSPs or IPSPs 
E) All the choices are correct

Question 9

Which part of the diagram is considered nerve fiber?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) D 
C) I 
D) Both A and D 
E) All of these choices make up the nerve fiber 
A) A 
B) D 
C) I 
D) Both A and D 
E) All of these choices make up the nerve fiber

Question 10

In the diagram,where are axon terminals?

Accepted Answer

A) F 
B) G 
C) H 
D) I 
E) None of these choices 
A) F 
B) G 
C) H 
D) I 
E) None of these choices

Question 11

Hearing your cell phone ring in an otherwise quiet lecture hall is an example of which of the following types of nervous system functions?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory function 
B) Integrative function 
C) Motor function 
D) More than one of the types of nervous system functions 
E) None of the types of nervous system functions 
A) Sensory function 
B) Integrative function 
C) Motor function 
D) More than one of the types of nervous system functions 
E) None of the types of nervous system functions

Question 12

What is the structural classification of the neuron labeled B?

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar neuron 
B) multipolar neuron 
C) unipolar neuron 
D) nonpolar neuron 
E) pseudounipolar 
A) bipolar neuron 
B) multipolar neuron 
C) unipolar neuron 
D) nonpolar neuron 
E) pseudounipolar

Question 13

Which type of depression results in an individual with a manic-depressive illness.

Accepted Answer

A) major depression. 
B) dysthymia. 
C) bipolar disorder. 
D) seasonal affective disorder. 
E) all of these disorders. 
A) major depression. 
B) dysthymia. 
C) bipolar disorder. 
D) seasonal affective disorder. 
E) all of these disorders.

Question 14

Which of the labeled cells in the figure is NOT a neuroglial cell?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) F 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) F

Question 15

When a depolarizing graded potential makes the axon membrane depolarize to threshold,

Accepted Answer

A) ligand-gated Ca+2 channels close rapidly. 
B) voltage-gated Ca+2 channels open rapidly. 
C) ligand-gated Na+ channels close rapidly. 
D) voltage-gated Na+ channels open rapidly. 
E) none of these choices occur. 
A) ligand-gated Ca+2 channels close rapidly. 
B) voltage-gated Ca+2 channels open rapidly. 
C) ligand-gated Na+ channels close rapidly. 
D) voltage-gated Na+ channels open rapidly. 
E) none of these choices occur.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a function of the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory function 
B) Integrative function 
C) Motor function 
D) All are functions of the nervous system 
A) Sensory function 
B) Integrative function 
C) Motor function 
D) All are functions of the nervous system

Question 17

Which of the labeled cells in the diagram is a neuroglial cell that produces and assists in the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) F 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) F

Question 18

This type of neuron has one dendrite and one axon emerging from the cell body.

Accepted Answer

A) Multipolar neuron 
B) Bipolar neuron 
C) Unipolar neuron 
D) Purkinje cell 
E) Renshaw cell 
A) Multipolar neuron 
B) Bipolar neuron 
C) Unipolar neuron 
D) Purkinje cell 
E) Renshaw cell

Question 19

A polarized cell

Accepted Answer

A) has a charge imbalance across its membrane. 
B) includes most cells of the body. 
C) exhibits a membrane potential. 
D) includes most cells of the body and exhibits a membrane potential. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) has a charge imbalance across its membrane. 
B) includes most cells of the body. 
C) exhibits a membrane potential. 
D) includes most cells of the body and exhibits a membrane potential. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 20

Which of the channels shown in the figure opens and closes randomly?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) All of these choices 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) All of these choices

Exam 12: Nervous Tissue

Which of the following types of neurons is exclusively found in the cerebellum?

Which of these types of channels is involved in leaking sodium and potassium ions across the membrane in order to establish the resting potential of a cell?

Describe four ways drugs can modify the effects of neurotransmitters.

Which of the following types of neurons is the most common type of neuron found in the brain and spinal cord?

Chromatolysis refers to

Which of the following types of cells display the property of electrical excitability?

Which diagram represents a reverberating circuit?

A postsynaptic neuron responds to neurotransmitters released by a presynaptic neuron by creating

Which part of the diagram is considered nerve fiber?

In the diagram,where are axon terminals?

Hearing your cell phone ring in an otherwise quiet lecture hall is an example of which of the following types of nervous system functions?

What is the structural classification of the neuron labeled B?

Which type of depression results in an individual with a manic-depressive illness.

Which of the labeled cells in the figure is NOT a neuroglial cell?

When a depolarizing graded potential makes the axon membrane depolarize to threshold,

Which of the following is NOT a function of the nervous system?

Which of the labeled cells in the diagram is a neuroglial cell that produces and assists in the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?

This type of neuron has one dendrite and one axon emerging from the cell body.

A polarized cell

Which of the channels shown in the figure opens and closes randomly?

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System Unit Ii: Principles of Support and Movement

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: the Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System Unit Iii: Control Systems of the Human Body

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System Unit Iv: Maintenance of the Human Body

The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

Metabolism

The Urinary System

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis Unit V: Continuity

The Reproductive Systems

Development and Inheritance

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