Portage Learning A&P II: Final Exam Questions with correct 100% Answers

Portage Learning A&P II: Final Exam Questions with correct 100% Answers 1. This is a collection of cell bodies found in the peripheral nervous system.- Answer Ganglia 2. This part of the autonomic system increases digestion. Answer Parasympathetic 3. The ventral root of a nerve contains what type of neurons? Answer Motor (Efferent) 4. This part of a neuron conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body. Answer - Axon 5. An interneuron inside the spinal cord is part of the Answer Central nervous system 6. Describe the synthesis and storage of neurotransmitters. Answer The neuron cell body manufactures neurotransmitters, which are stored in secretory vesicles at the end of axon terminals. 7. An afferent neuron carries information Answer From the peripheral to the central nervous system 8. What is the location and function of Astrocytes? Answer Astrocytes form the blood/brain barrier, are found in the brain, and are part of the CNS A patient's left thumb was severed in a cooking accident and then reat- tached during surgery. Would the patient be expected to regrow axons in their thumb? Why or why not? Answer Yes; Peripheral nerves can regenerate the length of the axon through axonal regeneration because of the growth of Schwann cells ahead of the axon