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Functions of the nervous system include which of the following?
A) controlling and adjusting the activities of the other systems
B) receiving input from the senses
C) stimulating muscles and glands to contract
D) integrating and processing data
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER e
The central nervous system (CNS) includes the
A) brain.
B) spinal cord.
C) nerves.
D) brain and spinal cord.
E) nerves and muscles. - ANSWER d
The anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system are (the)
A) central and peripheral nervous systems.
B) dorsal and ventral nervous systems.
C) appendicular and axial nervous systems.
D) autonomic and somatic nervous systems.
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER a
Subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) include
A) the somatic nervous system.
B) the autonomic nervous system.
C) the special sensory receptors.
D) the visceral sensory receptors.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER e
Functions of the peripheral nervous system include
A) providing sensory information to the CNS only.
B) making higher order decisions to interpret sensory inputs.
C) carrying motor commands to the peripheral tissues and systems only.
D) carrying information up and down the spinal cord.
E) providing sensory information to the CNS and carrying motor commands to
the peripheral tissues and systems. - ANSWER e
Receptors may be classified as
A) effectors and muscles.
,B) somatic and visceral.
C) glands and muscles.
D) voluntary and involuntary.
E) subconscious and conscious. - ANSWER b
A group of neuron cell bodies in the CNS that has a descrete boundary is called
a
A) soma.
B) ganglion.
C) nucleus.
D) column.
E) center. - ANSWER c
Muscles, glands, and special cells that respond to neural stimuli are called
A) receptors.
B) reflexes.
C) effectors.
D) axons.
E) dendrites. - ANSWER c
Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands are under the control of the
A) somatic nervous system.
B) parasympathetic division.
C) sympathetic division.
D) central nervous system.
E) autonomic nervous system. - ANSWER e
Pathways leading from the receptors to the CNS are called
A) afferent pathways.
B) efferent pathways.
C) sensory pathways.
D) motor pathways.
E) both afferent and sensory pathways. - ANSWER e
Cells responsible for information processing and transfer are
A) astrocytes.
B) neuroglia.
C) Schwann cells.
D) neurons.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
Neuroglia in the nervous system function to
A) carry nerve impulses.
B) support the neurons.
C) process information in the nervous system.
D) transfer nerve impulses from the brain to the spinal cord.
,E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
Which of the following selections lists only types of glial cells?
A) astrocytes and parenchymal cells
B) apocrine and exocrine cells
C) merocrine, platelet, and ependymal cells
D) microglia, oligodendrocytes, and Schwann cells
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
The activity of the nervous system is dependent upon
A) large amounts of energy.
B) cellular connections.
C) a proper extracellular environment.
D) a proper intracellular environment.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER e
If all of the glial cells of the nervous system were destroyed, which of the
following would occur?
A) Less than 20 percent of the cells of the nervous system would remain.
B) Only the PNS would be adversely affected.
C) The mass of the nervous system would be reduced by about 25 percent.
D) The rate of neuronal replacement would decline significantly.
E) The choroid plexus could not generate CSF. - ANSWER a
Which type of cell can only be found in the central nervous system?
A) neurons
B) satellite cells
C) Schwann cells
D) oligodendrocytes
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
Satellite cells surround the cell bodies of peripheral neurons, which can be
found in (the)
A) nuclei.
B) peripheral centers.
C) roots.
D) ganglia.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
Microglia are (the)
A) most numerous neuroglial cell.
B) smallest neuroglial cell.
C) not a neuroglial cell.
D) least numerous neuroglial cell.
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
, Which of the following neuroglia produce cerebrospinal fluid?
A) astrocytes
B) ependymal cells
C) microglia
D) oligodendrocytes
E) satellite cells - ANSWER b
If the CNS was susceptible to a drug that should not affect it, this might indicate
damage to which of the following cells?
A) microglia
B) Schwann cells
C) satellite cells
D) astrocytes
E) ependymal cells - ANSWER d
If the point of an extremely small probe were passed into a satellite cell, it would
be located in which region of the nervous system?
A) near a cell body in a ganglion of the PNS
B) near the axon of a neuron in the CNS
C) near the lining of the ventricles of the brain
D) at a neuromuscular synapse
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER a
A biopsy of infected or injured tissue from the CNS will most likely show an
elevated number of
A) ependymal cells.
B) oligodendrocytes.
C) satellite cells.
D) microglia.
E) interneurons. - ANSWER d
Myelin is (a)
A) cell body.
B) mostly lipid.
C) special cell that protects neurons.
D) special area of the brain.
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
Areas of a myelinated axon that are not covered by myelin are called
A) internodes.
B) nodes.
C) gray matter.
D) white matter.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
The outermost covering of a myelinated axon is called (the)
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BANK 18 EXAM LATEST UPDATE
Functions of the nervous system include which of the following?
A) controlling and adjusting the activities of the other systems
B) receiving input from the senses
C) stimulating muscles and glands to contract
D) integrating and processing data
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER e
The central nervous system (CNS) includes the
A) brain.
B) spinal cord.
C) nerves.
D) brain and spinal cord.
E) nerves and muscles. - ANSWER d
The anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system are (the)
A) central and peripheral nervous systems.
B) dorsal and ventral nervous systems.
C) appendicular and axial nervous systems.
D) autonomic and somatic nervous systems.
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER a
Subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) include
A) the somatic nervous system.
B) the autonomic nervous system.
C) the special sensory receptors.
D) the visceral sensory receptors.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER e
Functions of the peripheral nervous system include
A) providing sensory information to the CNS only.
B) making higher order decisions to interpret sensory inputs.
C) carrying motor commands to the peripheral tissues and systems only.
D) carrying information up and down the spinal cord.
E) providing sensory information to the CNS and carrying motor commands to
the peripheral tissues and systems. - ANSWER e
Receptors may be classified as
A) effectors and muscles.
,B) somatic and visceral.
C) glands and muscles.
D) voluntary and involuntary.
E) subconscious and conscious. - ANSWER b
A group of neuron cell bodies in the CNS that has a descrete boundary is called
a
A) soma.
B) ganglion.
C) nucleus.
D) column.
E) center. - ANSWER c
Muscles, glands, and special cells that respond to neural stimuli are called
A) receptors.
B) reflexes.
C) effectors.
D) axons.
E) dendrites. - ANSWER c
Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands are under the control of the
A) somatic nervous system.
B) parasympathetic division.
C) sympathetic division.
D) central nervous system.
E) autonomic nervous system. - ANSWER e
Pathways leading from the receptors to the CNS are called
A) afferent pathways.
B) efferent pathways.
C) sensory pathways.
D) motor pathways.
E) both afferent and sensory pathways. - ANSWER e
Cells responsible for information processing and transfer are
A) astrocytes.
B) neuroglia.
C) Schwann cells.
D) neurons.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
Neuroglia in the nervous system function to
A) carry nerve impulses.
B) support the neurons.
C) process information in the nervous system.
D) transfer nerve impulses from the brain to the spinal cord.
,E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
Which of the following selections lists only types of glial cells?
A) astrocytes and parenchymal cells
B) apocrine and exocrine cells
C) merocrine, platelet, and ependymal cells
D) microglia, oligodendrocytes, and Schwann cells
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
The activity of the nervous system is dependent upon
A) large amounts of energy.
B) cellular connections.
C) a proper extracellular environment.
D) a proper intracellular environment.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER e
If all of the glial cells of the nervous system were destroyed, which of the
following would occur?
A) Less than 20 percent of the cells of the nervous system would remain.
B) Only the PNS would be adversely affected.
C) The mass of the nervous system would be reduced by about 25 percent.
D) The rate of neuronal replacement would decline significantly.
E) The choroid plexus could not generate CSF. - ANSWER a
Which type of cell can only be found in the central nervous system?
A) neurons
B) satellite cells
C) Schwann cells
D) oligodendrocytes
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
Satellite cells surround the cell bodies of peripheral neurons, which can be
found in (the)
A) nuclei.
B) peripheral centers.
C) roots.
D) ganglia.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER d
Microglia are (the)
A) most numerous neuroglial cell.
B) smallest neuroglial cell.
C) not a neuroglial cell.
D) least numerous neuroglial cell.
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
, Which of the following neuroglia produce cerebrospinal fluid?
A) astrocytes
B) ependymal cells
C) microglia
D) oligodendrocytes
E) satellite cells - ANSWER b
If the CNS was susceptible to a drug that should not affect it, this might indicate
damage to which of the following cells?
A) microglia
B) Schwann cells
C) satellite cells
D) astrocytes
E) ependymal cells - ANSWER d
If the point of an extremely small probe were passed into a satellite cell, it would
be located in which region of the nervous system?
A) near a cell body in a ganglion of the PNS
B) near the axon of a neuron in the CNS
C) near the lining of the ventricles of the brain
D) at a neuromuscular synapse
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER a
A biopsy of infected or injured tissue from the CNS will most likely show an
elevated number of
A) ependymal cells.
B) oligodendrocytes.
C) satellite cells.
D) microglia.
E) interneurons. - ANSWER d
Myelin is (a)
A) cell body.
B) mostly lipid.
C) special cell that protects neurons.
D) special area of the brain.
E) None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
Areas of a myelinated axon that are not covered by myelin are called
A) internodes.
B) nodes.
C) gray matter.
D) white matter.
E) All of the answers are correct. - ANSWER b
The outermost covering of a myelinated axon is called (the)
