WSU Biology 315 Exam 2 Old Exams
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What is the structural classification of a neuron with two membrane processes that emerge
from opposite sides of the cell body?
a.) multipolar
b.) bipolar
c.) unipolar
d.) pseudo-polar
e.) polar - Correct Answer b.) bipolar
These support cells surround the cell bodies for sensory neurons within ganglia of the
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
a.) astrocytes
b.) microglia
c.) satellite cells
d.) Schwann cells
e.) oligodendrocytes - Correct Answer c.) satellite cells
What type of cell produces the myelin along an axon in the central nervous system?
a.) astrocyte
b.) ependymal
c.) microglial
d.) oligodendrocyte
e.) Schwann - Correct Answer d.) oligodendrocyte
Which of the following best describes ganglia in the nervous system?
, a.) groups of axons
b.) groups of dendrites
c.) groups of neuron cell bodies in the central nervous system
d.) groups of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
e.) groups of synapses - Correct Answer d.) groups of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral
nervous system
Which of the following statements concerning sensory neurons is INCORRECT?
a.) most are unipolar neurons
b.) most have their cell bodies in ganglia outside the CNS
c.) they have peripheral and central processes that transmit electrical signals
d.) they are efferent neurons
e.) they carry information toward the central nervous system - Correct Answer d.) they are
efferent neurons
Which of the following is the correct path an impulse takes across an axodendritic synapse?
a.) axon terminal of postsynaptic neuron, dendrite of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft
b.) dendrite of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft, axon of postsynaptic neuron
c.) axon terminal of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft, dendrite of postsynaptic neuron
d.) synaptic cleft, dendrite of postsynaptic neuron, axon of presynaptic neuron
e.) synaptic cleft, axon of presynaptic neuron, dendrite of postsynaptic neuron - Correct Answer
c.) axon terminal of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft, axon of postsynaptic neuron
Motor neurons innervating skeletal muscle cells belong to the ________
a.) somatic division of the nervous system
b.) autonomic nervous system
c.) afferent division of the autonomic nervous system
with correct answers 100% 2026
What is the structural classification of a neuron with two membrane processes that emerge
from opposite sides of the cell body?
a.) multipolar
b.) bipolar
c.) unipolar
d.) pseudo-polar
e.) polar - Correct Answer b.) bipolar
These support cells surround the cell bodies for sensory neurons within ganglia of the
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
a.) astrocytes
b.) microglia
c.) satellite cells
d.) Schwann cells
e.) oligodendrocytes - Correct Answer c.) satellite cells
What type of cell produces the myelin along an axon in the central nervous system?
a.) astrocyte
b.) ependymal
c.) microglial
d.) oligodendrocyte
e.) Schwann - Correct Answer d.) oligodendrocyte
Which of the following best describes ganglia in the nervous system?
, a.) groups of axons
b.) groups of dendrites
c.) groups of neuron cell bodies in the central nervous system
d.) groups of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
e.) groups of synapses - Correct Answer d.) groups of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral
nervous system
Which of the following statements concerning sensory neurons is INCORRECT?
a.) most are unipolar neurons
b.) most have their cell bodies in ganglia outside the CNS
c.) they have peripheral and central processes that transmit electrical signals
d.) they are efferent neurons
e.) they carry information toward the central nervous system - Correct Answer d.) they are
efferent neurons
Which of the following is the correct path an impulse takes across an axodendritic synapse?
a.) axon terminal of postsynaptic neuron, dendrite of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft
b.) dendrite of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft, axon of postsynaptic neuron
c.) axon terminal of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft, dendrite of postsynaptic neuron
d.) synaptic cleft, dendrite of postsynaptic neuron, axon of presynaptic neuron
e.) synaptic cleft, axon of presynaptic neuron, dendrite of postsynaptic neuron - Correct Answer
c.) axon terminal of presynaptic neuron, synaptic cleft, axon of postsynaptic neuron
Motor neurons innervating skeletal muscle cells belong to the ________
a.) somatic division of the nervous system
b.) autonomic nervous system
c.) afferent division of the autonomic nervous system
