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1. In a neuron, cell processes that
receive information and transmit
information
a. Axons
b. Dendrites
c. Cell body
2. Axons
a. May branch to form collateral
axons
b. Appear as single processes from
each neuron
c. Are often surrounded by a
myelin sheath
d. Carry action potentials away
from the body
e. Have all of these
characteristics
3. Which of these is NOT a type of
neuroglia cell?
a. Astrocyte
b. Microglia
c. Ganglionic cell
d. Schwann cell
e. Ependymal cell
4. The neuroglia cells that form a
myelin sheath around axons are
a. Microglia
b. Ependymal cells
c. Schwann cells
d. Oligodendrocytes
e. Both Schwann cells and
oligodendrocytes
5. Gaps between segments of
oligodendrocytes or between
individual Schwann cells are called
a. Ganglia
b. Microglia
c. Nodes of Ranvier
d. Ependymal cells
e. Nerve tracts

6.

White matter of the nervous

system

a.

Formed by nerve cell bodies

and their dendrites
b. Forms conduction pathways
called nerve tracts
c. Forms the cortex of the brain
d. Forms nuclei deep within the
brain
e. Have all these characteristics
7. Clusters of neuron cell bodies
located in the PNS
a. Nuclei
b. Nerve tracts
c. Nerves
d. Ganglia
e. Nodes of Ranvier
8. The resting membrane potential
a. Occurs because the cell
membrane is more permeable
to potassium ions than sodium
ions
b. Partly results from the sodium
potassium exchange pump
c. Occurs because the cell
membrane remains polarized at
rest
d. Occurs because there are
negatively charged proteins and
ions
e. Has all of these
characteristics
9. An action potential occurs
a. If the membrane potential
reaches a threshold value
b. When negative proteins and
ions rapidly enter the cell
c. When the inside of the cell
becomes negative compared to
the outside
d. When there is repolarization
e. All of these

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10.Action potentials
a. Are propagated more rapidly in
unmyelinated axons
b. Jump between nodes of Ranvier
c. Occurs in all-or-none fashion
d. Do all of these
e. Both A and C
11.Chemical substances released from
the presynaptic terminal
a. Bind to receptors on the
postsynaptic membrane
b. May inhibit or stimulate an
action potential in the
postsynaptic membrane
depending on the receptors
c. Are normally broken down by
enzymes located in the synapse
d. Are called neurotransmitters
e. Have all these properties
12. Which of the following is NOT an
essential component of a reflex
arc?
a. Sensory receptors
b. Afferent (sensory) neuron
c. Spinal pathway
d. Efferent (motor) neuron
e. Effector organ
13. An efferent neuron from a pain
receptor and a neuron from the
brain both synapse with a motor
neuron. This is an example of
a. Divergent circuits
b. Convergent circuits
c. Both divergent and convergent
circuits
d. Incomplete circuits
e. Complete circuits
14. Which of these is NOT a major
region of the brain
a. Brainstem
b. Diencephalon
c. Pituitary
d. Cerebrum
e. Cerebellum
15.The part of the brainstem that
regulates heart rate, breathing,

swallowing, coughing and sneezing

is
a. The cerebrum
b. The medulla oblongata
c. The pons
d. The midbrain
e. The spinal cord
16.A group of nuclei scattered
throughout the brainstem that play
a role in arousing and maintaining
consciousness are collectively
called the
a. Reticular formation
b. Pons
c. Colliculi
d. Pyramids
e. Midbrain
17.Which of the following is NOT a
component of the diencephalon
a. Thalamus
b. Pons
c. Pineal body
d. Hypothalamus
e. All of these are components of
diencephalon
18.Most sensory input that ascends
through the spinal cord and
brainstem projects to the
a. Pineal body
b. Hypothalamus
c. Thalamus
d. Mammillary bodies
e. Colliculi
19.The part of the diencephalon that is
an endocrine gland, is located
posterior to the thalamus, and
may influence puberty
a. Reticular formation
b. Midbrain
c. Mammillary bodies
d. Pineal body
e. Infundibulum
20.The most inferior portion of the
diencephalon which is very
important in control of the body
temperature, hunger and thirst and

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also controls the pituitary gland is
the
a. Cerebrum
b. Hypothalamus
c. Mammillary bodies
d. Pineal body
e. Infundibulum
21.Numerous raised folds on the
surface of each cerebral
hemisphere
a. Gyri
b. Sulci
c. Fissures
d. Lobes
e. Pineal bodies
22.Deep groove that separates
cerebrum into left and right
hemisphere

Longitudinal fissure
23.Located in the parietal lobe,
posterior to the central sulcus
(Primary) Somatic Sensory
Cortex
24.Carrying general sensory input
such as pain, pressure and
temperature
Afferent Fibers
25.If a person decided to jump over a
chair, what will be the order?
1) Prefrontal
2) Pre-motor area
3) Primary motor area
1, 2, 3
26.To understand a word, one hears
action potentials from the ear,
reach the auditory cortex, travel to
the auditory, comprehend
meaningful words
Wernickes area
27.Whole series neurons that involved
in the long term retention in a
given piece of information
Memory engram
28.Broad band of white tracts (all of
the bone)

Corpus Callosum
29.Controls the activity of left
Right hemisphere
30.Releases neurotransmitter
Substancia Nigra
31.Emotion , motivation and mood
Limbic System
32.Period of horns of spinal cord

sensory neurons
33.Dorsal root of spinal cors
Dorsal root ganglionic
34.Carry pain, temperature, light,
touch
Spinothalamic tract
35.Thickest and superficial of the
meninges
Dura Mater
36.A space within the dura mater
Dural sinus
37.Consists of four cavities
Ventricles of the brain
38.Secreted by choroid plexuses,
absorbed by arachnoid
granulations
Cerebrospinal fluid
39. There are 12 Cranial Nerves and
31 Spinal Nerves
40.
Parasympathetic Cranial
Nerves

C3
C7
C9
C10

SENSORY CRANIAL NERVES

C1
C2
C8