Neuroanatomy Exam Questions with |\ |\ |\ |\
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A neuron can have more than one of which of the
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following?
A. axon
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B. dendrite
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C. soma
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D. nucleus
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E. More than one of the above are correct - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔B. dendrite |\ |\
A neuron can receive synapses on its...
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A. axon
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B. dendrite
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C. soma
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D. nucleus
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E. More than one of the above are correct - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔E. more than one of the above are correct
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The most typical sequence of flow of information through
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a neuron is...
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,A. dendrite > soma > axon > synapse
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B. synapse > axon > soma > dendrite
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C. soma > dendrite > axon > synapse
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D. dendrite > axon > soma > synapse - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A. dendrite > soma > axon > synapse
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In the adult human brain, what lobe of the cerebral cortex
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is most posterior?
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A. limbic
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B. parietal
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C. occipital
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D. temporal
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E. frontal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. occipital
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Which of the following is the primary germ layer in an
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early embryo that gives rise to the nervous system?
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A. hypoblast
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B. ectoderm
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C. endoderm
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D. mesoderm
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E. blastoderm - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. ectoderm
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,The neural retina develops from what part of the early
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embryo?
A. forebrain
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B. hindbrain
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C. midbrain
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D. neural crest
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E. mesoderm - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. forebrain
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Cells in the midline of the embryonic neural plate will
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become what part of the neural tube?
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A. roof plate
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B. floor plate
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C. alar plate
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D. basal plate
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E. home plate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. floor plate
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The cell cycle has four major periods. Beginning with G1,
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what is the correct sequence of the four periods?
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A. G1 > G2 > M > S
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B. G1 > M > G2 > S
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C. G1 > M > S > G2
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D. G1 > S > G2 > M
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, E. G1 > S > M > G2 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. G1 > S >
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G2 > M
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Neurons in the adult that are receptors for pain develop
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from what part of the embryonic nervous system?
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A. forebrain
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B. hindbrain
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C. midbrain
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D. neural crest
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E. mesoderm - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. neural crest
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CSF flows through the brain ventricular system. What is
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the correct sequence of flow?
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A. subarachnoid space > CA > lateral > third > fourth
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B. subarachnoid space > lateral > third > CA > fourth
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C. lateral > third > CA > fourth > subarachnoid space
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D. lateral > third > fourth > CA > subarachnoid space
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E. lateral > CA > third > fourth > subarachnoid space -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. lateral > third > CA > fourth >|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
subarachnoid space
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Several layers of meninges cover the brain. What is the
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correct sequence of these layers going from the skull to
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the brain surface?
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correct answers |\
A neuron can have more than one of which of the
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following?
A. axon
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B. dendrite
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C. soma
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D. nucleus
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E. More than one of the above are correct - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔B. dendrite |\ |\
A neuron can receive synapses on its...
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A. axon
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B. dendrite
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C. soma
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D. nucleus
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E. More than one of the above are correct - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔E. more than one of the above are correct
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The most typical sequence of flow of information through
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a neuron is...
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,A. dendrite > soma > axon > synapse
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B. synapse > axon > soma > dendrite
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C. soma > dendrite > axon > synapse
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D. dendrite > axon > soma > synapse - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A. dendrite > soma > axon > synapse
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In the adult human brain, what lobe of the cerebral cortex
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is most posterior?
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A. limbic
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B. parietal
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C. occipital
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D. temporal
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E. frontal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. occipital
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Which of the following is the primary germ layer in an
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early embryo that gives rise to the nervous system?
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A. hypoblast
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B. ectoderm
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C. endoderm
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D. mesoderm
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E. blastoderm - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. ectoderm
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,The neural retina develops from what part of the early
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embryo?
A. forebrain
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B. hindbrain
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C. midbrain
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D. neural crest
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E. mesoderm - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. forebrain
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Cells in the midline of the embryonic neural plate will
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become what part of the neural tube?
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A. roof plate
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B. floor plate
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C. alar plate
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D. basal plate
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E. home plate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. floor plate
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The cell cycle has four major periods. Beginning with G1,
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what is the correct sequence of the four periods?
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A. G1 > G2 > M > S
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B. G1 > M > G2 > S
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C. G1 > M > S > G2
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D. G1 > S > G2 > M
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, E. G1 > S > M > G2 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. G1 > S >
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G2 > M
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Neurons in the adult that are receptors for pain develop
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from what part of the embryonic nervous system?
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A. forebrain
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B. hindbrain
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C. midbrain
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D. neural crest
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E. mesoderm - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. neural crest
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CSF flows through the brain ventricular system. What is
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the correct sequence of flow?
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A. subarachnoid space > CA > lateral > third > fourth
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B. subarachnoid space > lateral > third > CA > fourth
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C. lateral > third > CA > fourth > subarachnoid space
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D. lateral > third > fourth > CA > subarachnoid space
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E. lateral > CA > third > fourth > subarachnoid space -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. lateral > third > CA > fourth >|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
subarachnoid space
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Several layers of meninges cover the brain. What is the
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correct sequence of these layers going from the skull to
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the brain surface?
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