A&P2 Module 1 Exam Questions and Answers |
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Question 1
This is a collection of cell bodies found in the peripheral nervous system. Your
Answer:
Ganglion
Ganglia
Question 2
This part of the autonomic system accelerates the heart beat and increases breathing rate.
Your Answer: sympathetic
system
Sympathetic
Question 4
This part of a neuron conducts nerve impulses towards the cell body.
Your Answer:
Dendrites
Dendrites
Question 5
An interneuron inside the spinal cord is part of the:
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Somatic system C. Autonomic system Correct!
D. Central nervous system
E. A&C
F. B&D
Question 6
The neuron pictured, below, is best described as:
A&P2 M1 Exam- page 2a.png
Bipolar Correct!
, Multipolar
Unipolar
Pseudounipolar
Question 9
An afferent neuron carries information:
From the central to the peripheral nervous system Correct!
From the peripheral to the central nervous system
Within the central nervous system
Within the peripheral nervous system
Question 10
A postsynaptic neuron would be found:
Before the synapse Correct!
After the synapse
Inside the synapse
Only in the central nervous system
Question 11
What is the location and function of Satellite cells?
Your Answer:
Satellite cells are found in PNS neurons. They regulate the enviroment and support PNS
neurons.
Location: Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Function: Regulation of environment of neuron cell bodies
Question 12
A patient’s left thumb was severed in a cooking accident and then reattached during surgery.
Would the patient be expected to regrow axons in their thumb? Why or why not?
Your Answer:
Yes, because normally axons found in the PNS are more likely to regenerate unlike the axons in
the CNS which can not divide or regenerate.
Question 8
Describe the function and release of neurotransmitters.
Your Answer:
Neurotransmitters are synthesized in the cell body and stored into secretory vessels in the axon
terminals. they are then released from the presynaptic into the synapse, then the postsynaptic
then they bind on to the dendrites of the receiving neuron.
Yes; Peripheral nerves can regenerate the length of the axon through axonal regeneration
because of the growth of Schwann cells ahead of the axon.
Latest Update 2026/2027 (Graded A+) Portage
Learning
Question 1
This is a collection of cell bodies found in the peripheral nervous system. Your
Answer:
Ganglion
Ganglia
Question 2
This part of the autonomic system accelerates the heart beat and increases breathing rate.
Your Answer: sympathetic
system
Sympathetic
Question 4
This part of a neuron conducts nerve impulses towards the cell body.
Your Answer:
Dendrites
Dendrites
Question 5
An interneuron inside the spinal cord is part of the:
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Somatic system C. Autonomic system Correct!
D. Central nervous system
E. A&C
F. B&D
Question 6
The neuron pictured, below, is best described as:
A&P2 M1 Exam- page 2a.png
Bipolar Correct!
, Multipolar
Unipolar
Pseudounipolar
Question 9
An afferent neuron carries information:
From the central to the peripheral nervous system Correct!
From the peripheral to the central nervous system
Within the central nervous system
Within the peripheral nervous system
Question 10
A postsynaptic neuron would be found:
Before the synapse Correct!
After the synapse
Inside the synapse
Only in the central nervous system
Question 11
What is the location and function of Satellite cells?
Your Answer:
Satellite cells are found in PNS neurons. They regulate the enviroment and support PNS
neurons.
Location: Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Function: Regulation of environment of neuron cell bodies
Question 12
A patient’s left thumb was severed in a cooking accident and then reattached during surgery.
Would the patient be expected to regrow axons in their thumb? Why or why not?
Your Answer:
Yes, because normally axons found in the PNS are more likely to regenerate unlike the axons in
the CNS which can not divide or regenerate.
Question 8
Describe the function and release of neurotransmitters.
Your Answer:
Neurotransmitters are synthesized in the cell body and stored into secretory vessels in the axon
terminals. they are then released from the presynaptic into the synapse, then the postsynaptic
then they bind on to the dendrites of the receiving neuron.
Yes; Peripheral nerves can regenerate the length of the axon through axonal regeneration
because of the growth of Schwann cells ahead of the axon.
