A&P EXAM 4 KASPARIAN QUESTIONS
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Which of the following is not a function of astrocytes? - ANS provide the defense for the CNS
Which of the choices below describes the ANS? - ANS motor fibers that conduct nerve
impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid called?
- ANS ependymal cells
The sheath of Schwann is also called the ________. - ANS neurilemma
Bipolar neurons are commonly ________. - ANS found in the retina of the eye
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter secreted by motor neurons innervating
skeletal muscle? - ANS acetylcholine
Which of the following describes the nervous system integrative function? - ANS analyzes
sensory information, stores information, makes decisions
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, The period after an initial stimulus when a neuron is not sensitive to another stimulus is the
________. - ANS absolute refractory period
Which of the following is not a special characteristic of neurons? - ANS They are mitotic
The part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from its cell body is called a(n) ________. -
ANS axon
Which ion channel opens in response to a change in membrane potential and participates in the
generation and conduction of action potentials? - ANS voltage-gated channel
An impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another nerve cell via the ________. -
ANS voltage-gated channel
What is the role of acetylcholinesterase? - ANS destroy ACh a brief period after its release by
the axon endings
Which of the following is not a function of the autonomic nervous system? - ANS innervation
of skeletal muscle
Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system are called ________. -
ANS ganglia
The term central nervous system refers to the ________. - ANS brain and spinal cord
The substance released at axon terminals to propagate a nervous impulse is called a(n)
________. - ANS neurotransmitter
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Which of the following is not a function of astrocytes? - ANS provide the defense for the CNS
Which of the choices below describes the ANS? - ANS motor fibers that conduct nerve
impulses from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
What are ciliated CNS neuroglia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid called?
- ANS ependymal cells
The sheath of Schwann is also called the ________. - ANS neurilemma
Bipolar neurons are commonly ________. - ANS found in the retina of the eye
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter secreted by motor neurons innervating
skeletal muscle? - ANS acetylcholine
Which of the following describes the nervous system integrative function? - ANS analyzes
sensory information, stores information, makes decisions
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, The period after an initial stimulus when a neuron is not sensitive to another stimulus is the
________. - ANS absolute refractory period
Which of the following is not a special characteristic of neurons? - ANS They are mitotic
The part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from its cell body is called a(n) ________. -
ANS axon
Which ion channel opens in response to a change in membrane potential and participates in the
generation and conduction of action potentials? - ANS voltage-gated channel
An impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another nerve cell via the ________. -
ANS voltage-gated channel
What is the role of acetylcholinesterase? - ANS destroy ACh a brief period after its release by
the axon endings
Which of the following is not a function of the autonomic nervous system? - ANS innervation
of skeletal muscle
Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system are called ________. -
ANS ganglia
The term central nervous system refers to the ________. - ANS brain and spinal cord
The substance released at axon terminals to propagate a nervous impulse is called a(n)
________. - ANS neurotransmitter
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