ASU BIO 181 - Capco - Final Exam
The terminal web - Correct answer-is a site of exocytosis
The central nervous system (CNS) contains - Correct answer-There is no correct
answer
Acetylcholine exocytosed from the presynaptic cell travels to the postsynaptic cell to
start the action potential in the postsynaptic cell - Correct answer-True
Potassium ions are at high concentrations inside of cells including in neurons - Correct
answer-True
The receptors in post-synaptic cells are the basis on which the synapse can be defined
as inhibitory or excitatory. - Correct answer-False
Voltage-gated ion channels open when a protein binds to the receptor - Correct answer-
False
The membrane potential (resting potential) is largely set by the Na-K-ATPase pump. -
Correct answer-True
Fast neurons as described in lecture require cytoplasmic signal transduction to open an
ion channel. - Correct answer-False
The post-synaptic cell can be - Correct answer-in glands, muscle cells, neurons
Fast neurons as described in lecture are fast because they are surrounded by a type of
glial cell that results in a myelin coating - Correct answer-False
The automatic nervous system contains the sympathetic and the parasympathetic
nervous system - Correct answer-True
Excitatory synapses make the post-synaptic cell less likely to fire. - Correct answer-
False
When the presynaptic cell contacts a muscle cell, the synapse area is called a motor
end plate - Correct answer-True
Acetylcholine esterase breaks acetylcholine into muscarinic acid - Correct answer-False
Receptors are made from membrane-bound polyribosomes. - Correct answer-True
, In the motor end plate, the event that is the immediate trigger for exocytosis is - Correct
answer-Calcium ions
Excitatory synapses cause hyperpolarization of post-synaptic cells - Correct answer-
False
The axon hillock in the pre-synaptic neuron fires based on temporal and spatial
summation of inputs. - Correct answer-True
Only pre-synaptic neurons are coasted with myelin - Correct answer-False
Excitatory synapses cause depolarization of the post-synaptic cell - Correct answer-
True
The neural tissues are - Correct answer-Spinal cord
Sensory neurons
Brain
The cell body referes to the part of the neurons that begin at the dendrites and extend to
the axon terminal - Correct answer-False
The resting potential of neurons is - Correct answer-The answer is not on the list
The action potential is - Correct answer-A result of the movement of ions
The axon from a pre-synaptic cell contacts the axon of another neuron - Correct
answer-False
The medulla of the adrenal fland produces epinephrine - Correct answer-True
The Parasympathetic Nervous System is triggered to act by exposure to epinephrine -
Correct answer-False
Insulin in porduced by alpha cells - Correct answer-False
Vitamin D causes the parathyroid to inhibit new PTH synthesis - Correct answer-True
When the Sympathetic nervous system is triggered glycogen is broken down to glucose
to provide more energy. - Correct answer-True
Insulin is a ligand - Correct answer-True
Vitamin D is really a hormone - Correct answer-True
Vitamin D is synthesized from cholesterol - Correct answer-True
The terminal web - Correct answer-is a site of exocytosis
The central nervous system (CNS) contains - Correct answer-There is no correct
answer
Acetylcholine exocytosed from the presynaptic cell travels to the postsynaptic cell to
start the action potential in the postsynaptic cell - Correct answer-True
Potassium ions are at high concentrations inside of cells including in neurons - Correct
answer-True
The receptors in post-synaptic cells are the basis on which the synapse can be defined
as inhibitory or excitatory. - Correct answer-False
Voltage-gated ion channels open when a protein binds to the receptor - Correct answer-
False
The membrane potential (resting potential) is largely set by the Na-K-ATPase pump. -
Correct answer-True
Fast neurons as described in lecture require cytoplasmic signal transduction to open an
ion channel. - Correct answer-False
The post-synaptic cell can be - Correct answer-in glands, muscle cells, neurons
Fast neurons as described in lecture are fast because they are surrounded by a type of
glial cell that results in a myelin coating - Correct answer-False
The automatic nervous system contains the sympathetic and the parasympathetic
nervous system - Correct answer-True
Excitatory synapses make the post-synaptic cell less likely to fire. - Correct answer-
False
When the presynaptic cell contacts a muscle cell, the synapse area is called a motor
end plate - Correct answer-True
Acetylcholine esterase breaks acetylcholine into muscarinic acid - Correct answer-False
Receptors are made from membrane-bound polyribosomes. - Correct answer-True
, In the motor end plate, the event that is the immediate trigger for exocytosis is - Correct
answer-Calcium ions
Excitatory synapses cause hyperpolarization of post-synaptic cells - Correct answer-
False
The axon hillock in the pre-synaptic neuron fires based on temporal and spatial
summation of inputs. - Correct answer-True
Only pre-synaptic neurons are coasted with myelin - Correct answer-False
Excitatory synapses cause depolarization of the post-synaptic cell - Correct answer-
True
The neural tissues are - Correct answer-Spinal cord
Sensory neurons
Brain
The cell body referes to the part of the neurons that begin at the dendrites and extend to
the axon terminal - Correct answer-False
The resting potential of neurons is - Correct answer-The answer is not on the list
The action potential is - Correct answer-A result of the movement of ions
The axon from a pre-synaptic cell contacts the axon of another neuron - Correct
answer-False
The medulla of the adrenal fland produces epinephrine - Correct answer-True
The Parasympathetic Nervous System is triggered to act by exposure to epinephrine -
Correct answer-False
Insulin in porduced by alpha cells - Correct answer-False
Vitamin D causes the parathyroid to inhibit new PTH synthesis - Correct answer-True
When the Sympathetic nervous system is triggered glycogen is broken down to glucose
to provide more energy. - Correct answer-True
Insulin is a ligand - Correct answer-True
Vitamin D is really a hormone - Correct answer-True
Vitamin D is synthesized from cholesterol - Correct answer-True
