Multiple Choice Questions

gray matter in the cerebral cortex
  • Includes an ascending tract that carries the nerve impulses from a sensory neuron to the brain
  • Location of integration that aids in the localization of the stimulus and allows for the perception of pain
  • Which of the following explains why cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in the PNS (outside the CNS) in ganglia?
  • What important function could be diminished if the cilia on ependymal cells were absent?
form junctions with effector cells, stimulating muscles to contract or glands to secrete
  • Motor neurons __________.
  • Which numbered structure carries the efferent signal?
  • The image here illustrates __________ .
  • The visceral motor division of the PNS __________.
4The efferent signal is carried on the motor axon from the CNS to the effector organ.
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  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
  • The visceral motor division of the PNS __________.
  • Which numbered structure carries the efferent signal?
  • Which factors contribute to increasing the speed of nerve impulse transmission?
The immediate withdrawal of her hand from the hotplate
  • What role does parallel processing play in the events surrounding burning your finger on a hot stove?
  • Which of the following explains why cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in the PNS (outside the CNS) in ganglia?
  • Where is the structural link between the CNS and PNS located?
  • When Stephanie burns herself on a hotplate, she immediately pulls back her arm, screams in pain, and starts running her hand under cold water. Which of the following events is NOT associated with the cortical pathways activated during Stephanie's response?
Somatic motor response initiated by the spinal cord
  • Which of the following is an example of a multipolar neuron?
  • The image here illustrates __________ .
  • Lifting the leg after stepping on the tack
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
from presynaptic axon terminal to postsynaptic dendriteNeurotransmitters released from the axon terminal of the presynaptic neuron bind to the receptor sites on the dendrites (or on the soma) of the postsynaptic neuron, thus transmitting the signal from one neuron to the next.
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  • Which part or parts of the neuron are found in the white matter of the central nervous system?
  • In which direction does the nerve signal pass at the synapse illustrated here?
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
  • All of the following functions are attributed to astrocytes EXCEPT ______.
bipolar
  • Nerve fascicles are bound into bundles by a wrapping of connective tissue called __________.
  • Includes an ascending tract that carries the nerve impulses from a sensory neuron to the brain
  • __________is seen in a stretch reflex when the stretch of a muscle stimulates numerous sensory neurons that then synapse with 100 or more neurons in the grey matter of the spinal cord.
  • __________neurons are rare neurons, but are located in the retina and in the olfactory mucosa.
voluntary motor response
  • A non reflexive motor response initiated by the gray matter of the cerebral cortex that leads to the activation of multiple somatic motor neurons
  • The simplest type of reflex, in which there is no interneuron between the sensory and motor neuron, is called a __________reflex.
  • A polysynaptic reflex that is initiated by a painful stimulus and results in the removal of the affected limb
  • Location of integration that aids in the localization of the stimulus and allows for the perception of pain
Cortical neuronal pathways travel outside of the spinal cord to the cerebral cortex and are slower than spinal neuronal pathways.
  • Which of the following explains why cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in the PNS (outside the CNS) in ganglia?
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
  • Which of the following statements best describes the difference between spinal neuronal pathways and cortical neuronal pathways?
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
dendrites
  • What role does parallel processing play in the events surrounding burning your finger on a hot stove?
  • Nerve fascicles are bound into bundles by a wrapping of connective tissue called __________.
  • The processes that branch from the cell body of a neuron and receive signals from other neurons are__________.
  • The simplest type of reflex, in which there is no interneuron between the sensory and motor neuron, is called a __________reflex.
perineurium
  • Nerve fascicles are bound into bundles by a wrapping of connective tissue called __________.
  • The simplest type of reflex, in which there is no interneuron between the sensory and motor neuron, is called a __________reflex.
  • The processes that branch from the cell body of a neuron and receive signals from other neurons are__________.
  • __________neurons are rare neurons, but are located in the retina and in the olfactory mucosa.
parallel processing
  • A polysynaptic reflex that is initiated by a painful stimulus and results in the removal of the affected limb
  • Nerve fascicles are bound into bundles by a wrapping of connective tissue called __________.
  • Location of integration that aids in the localization of the stimulus and allows for the perception of pain
  • Includes an ascending tract that carries the nerve impulses from a sensory neuron to the brain
Neurons linked in a chain pass signals along a single pathway "for example, along a chain of interneurons carrying a sensory impulse to the brain.
  • All of the following functions are attributed to astrocytes EXCEPT ______.
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
  • Which of the following statements best describes the difference between spinal neuronal pathways and cortical neuronal pathways?
long axonal processesThe white matter of the CNS is composed of long myelinated and nonmyelinated axons. All neuronal cell bodies are located in gray matter in the CNS.
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
  • Which of the following statements best describes the difference between spinal neuronal pathways and cortical neuronal pathways?
  • Which part or parts of the neuron are found in the white matter of the central nervous system?
  • What important function could be diminished if the cilia on ependymal cells were absent?
Myelin sheaths produced by oligodendrocytes are destroyed.
  • Which factors contribute to increasing the speed of nerve impulse transmission?
  • Which part or parts of the neuron are found in the white matter of the central nervous system?
  • What role does parallel processing play in the events surrounding burning your finger on a hot stove?
  • Which statement below describes the nervous tissue damage associated with multiple sclerosis (MS)?
unmyelinated axons surrounded by a Schwann cellSchwann cells surround all axons in the PNS. Multiple unmyelinated axons embed within a surrounding Schwann cell
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  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) __________.
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
  • The image here illustrates __________ .
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
a sensory neuron
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  • Where is the structural link between the CNS and PNS located?
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
  • What is the most likely function of the neuron illustrated here?
diverging circuitA diverging circuit distributes a single signal to multiple different neural pathways.
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
  • Which part or parts of the neuron are found in the white matter of the central nervous system?
  • Which type of circuit distributes a nervous signal to multiple pathways?
circulation of cerebrospinal fluidCirculation of cerebrospinal fluid could be negatively affected if cilia on ependymal cells were absent.
  • What important function could be diminished if the cilia on ependymal cells were absent?
  • Which part or parts of the neuron are found in the white matter of the central nervous system?
  • What role does parallel processing play in the events surrounding burning your finger on a hot stove?
  • All of the following functions are attributed to astrocytes EXCEPT ______.
larger diameter of axon and the presence of myelin sheath
  • Which part or parts of the neuron are found in the white matter of the central nervous system?
  • Which factors contribute to increasing the speed of nerve impulse transmission?
  • Which of the following examples is representative of serial processing?
  • Which statement below describes the nervous tissue damage associated with multiple sclerosis (MS)?
propagation of calcium signals that may be involved in interpreting emotionsThis is the exception and is not a function attributed to astrocytes. Astrocytes may propagate calcium signals involved in memory
  • What important function could be diminished if the cilia on ependymal cells were absent?
  • In which direction does the nerve signal pass at the synapse illustrated here?
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
  • All of the following functions are attributed to astrocytes EXCEPT ______.
is a demyelinating disease that affects more women than men, and affects men later in lifeis not always easy to diagnose because of its range of symptoms and presentationis an autoimmune disease that is characterized by numbness or pain on the skin, muscle weakness, slurred speech, and difficulty in maintaining balanceis five times more common in temperate Europe or the United States than in tropical countries(ALL listed Above are correct)
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) __________.
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
  • In which direction does the nerve signal pass at the synapse illustrated here?
  • The image here illustrates __________ .
Sensory neurons arise from neural crest cells.
  • Which of the following statements best describes the difference between spinal neuronal pathways and cortical neuronal pathways?
  • Which of the following is an example of a multipolar neuron?
  • Which of the following explains why cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in the PNS (outside the CNS) in ganglia?
  • Which of the following statements describes interneurons?
divergence
  • The simplest type of reflex, in which there is no interneuron between the sensory and motor neuron, is called a __________reflex.
  • Nerve fascicles are bound into bundles by a wrapping of connective tissue called __________.
  • __________is seen in a stretch reflex when the stretch of a muscle stimulates numerous sensory neurons that then synapse with 100 or more neurons in the grey matter of the spinal cord.
  • Which type of circuit distributes a nervous signal to multiple pathways?
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