Chapter 7 The Nervous System
7.1 Multiple Choice Part I Questions
Using Figure 7.1, identify the following:
1) The neural processes that convey incoming messages toward the cell body are indicated by
________.
A) Label H
B) Label G
C) Label A
D) Label F
E) Label B
Answer: C
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,2) The metabolic center of the neuron is indicated by ________.
A) Label D
B) Label F
C) Label A
D) Label H
E) Label I
Answer: A
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3) The axon terminals are indicated by ________.
A) Label I
B) Label G
C) Label B
D) Label A
E) Label C
Answer: E
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4) The axon is indicated by ________.
A) Label B
B) Label F
C) Label H
D) Label I
E) Label A
Answer: A
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5) The gaps between Schwann cells are indicated by ________.
A) Label D
B) Label H
C) Label B
D) Label F
E) Label A
Answer: B
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,6) The nucleus of the neuron is indicated by ________.
A) Label E
B) Label I
C) Label A
D) Label B
E) Label F
Answer: A
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7) The nervous system is structurally subdivided into two systems: ________ nervous system
and ________ nervous system.
A) central; peripheral
B) somatic; autonomic
C) parasympathetic; sympathetic
D) autonomic; sympathetic
Answer: A
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8) ________ cells form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS.
A) Satellite
B) Ependymal
C) Schwann
D) Nerve
Answer: C
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9) Support cells in the central nervous system are collectively called ________.
A) myelin sheaths
B) neuroglia
C) oligodendrocytes
D) microglia
Answer: B
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10) The part of the neuron that typically conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body is the
________.
A) dendrite
B) cell body
C) synaptic cleft
D) axon
Answer: D
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, 11) The gaps between Schwann cells found at regular intervals in peripheral system neurons are
called ________.
A) synaptic clefts
B) axon terminals
C) nodes of Ranvier
D) myelin sheaths
Answer: C
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12) Sensory receptors located in muscles and tendons are termed ________.
A) Meissner's corpuscles
B) proprioceptors
C) lamellar corpuscles
D) association neurons
Answer: B
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13) Bundles of nerve fibers (neuron processes) running through the CNS are called ________,
whereas in the PNS they are called ________.
A) tracts; nerves
B) gray matter; white matter
C) axons; dendrites
D) afferent neurons; efferent neurons
Answer: A
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14) The cell bodies of the ________ neurons are always located within the CNS.
A) proprioceptor
B) afferent
C) motor
D) sensory
Answer: C
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