PSYC 355- FinalExam questions
with accurate solutions
1. Which glial are responsible for maintaining the integrity of
the extracellular fluid that surrounds neurons?
A) Oligodendrocytes
B) Astrocytes
C) Microglial cells
D) Stellate cells
2. What is the name of the structure where the sensory nerves
from the body enter the spinal cord?
A) Central nuclei
B) Ventral nuclei
C) Dorsal root ganglia
D) Ventral white matter
3. Which is another name for sensory neurons?
A) interneurons
B) efferent neurons
,C) afferent neurons
D) pyramidal cells
4. Dendritic spines
A) Can change shape and number based on the strength of synaptic
inputs.
B) Are found on both spinous and aspinous neurons.
C) Can sometimes sprout on axons.
D) Are found mostly on pyramidal cells that reside in layer V.
5. Which membrane lies closest to the surface of the brain
(farthest from the skull)?
A) Meninges
B) Dura mater
C) Arachnoid
D) Pia mater
6. Growth cones are
associated with A)
,regeneration in the central
nervous system.
B) cellular apoptosis.
C) regeneration in the peripheral nervous system.
D) All of the above
7. Which neuroanatomical method provides an outline of
entire neurons, including the soma and all of the cell's
processes?
A) Nissl stain
B) Radioactive glucose stain
C) Golgi stain
D) Axonal degeneration procedure
8. During a period of normal cell death, developing
neurons are thought to compete for A) cell adhesion
molecules.
B) death genes.
C) neurotrophic factors.
, D) glucose.
9. During axonal transport, which of the following elements
helps move materials from the soma to the terminal?
A) kinetic acid
B) motor proteins
C) glia cells
D) synaptic vesicles
10. Which of the following is a projection pathway linking
the cerebral hemispheres?
A) Dorsal columns
B) Corpus callosum
C) Internal capsule
D) Posterior capsule
11. Which of the following processes is involved in forming the
final number of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons during
neural development?
A) Cell proliferation
B) Cell migration
with accurate solutions
1. Which glial are responsible for maintaining the integrity of
the extracellular fluid that surrounds neurons?
A) Oligodendrocytes
B) Astrocytes
C) Microglial cells
D) Stellate cells
2. What is the name of the structure where the sensory nerves
from the body enter the spinal cord?
A) Central nuclei
B) Ventral nuclei
C) Dorsal root ganglia
D) Ventral white matter
3. Which is another name for sensory neurons?
A) interneurons
B) efferent neurons
,C) afferent neurons
D) pyramidal cells
4. Dendritic spines
A) Can change shape and number based on the strength of synaptic
inputs.
B) Are found on both spinous and aspinous neurons.
C) Can sometimes sprout on axons.
D) Are found mostly on pyramidal cells that reside in layer V.
5. Which membrane lies closest to the surface of the brain
(farthest from the skull)?
A) Meninges
B) Dura mater
C) Arachnoid
D) Pia mater
6. Growth cones are
associated with A)
,regeneration in the central
nervous system.
B) cellular apoptosis.
C) regeneration in the peripheral nervous system.
D) All of the above
7. Which neuroanatomical method provides an outline of
entire neurons, including the soma and all of the cell's
processes?
A) Nissl stain
B) Radioactive glucose stain
C) Golgi stain
D) Axonal degeneration procedure
8. During a period of normal cell death, developing
neurons are thought to compete for A) cell adhesion
molecules.
B) death genes.
C) neurotrophic factors.
, D) glucose.
9. During axonal transport, which of the following elements
helps move materials from the soma to the terminal?
A) kinetic acid
B) motor proteins
C) glia cells
D) synaptic vesicles
10. Which of the following is a projection pathway linking
the cerebral hemispheres?
A) Dorsal columns
B) Corpus callosum
C) Internal capsule
D) Posterior capsule
11. Which of the following processes is involved in forming the
final number of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons during
neural development?
A) Cell proliferation
B) Cell migration
