GMS 6520 Review Exam 1 questions
with correct answers
spinal cord - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is a part of the central nervous system?
- autonomic ganglia
- motor neurons
- sensory nerves
- smooth muscle
- spinal cord
axon - correct answer ✔✔What part of a neuron carries an action potential to another cell?
- dendrite
- soma
- axon
- Schwann cell
Ca2+/Na+ - correct answer ✔✔At a chemical synapse, --- flows into the presynaptic cell, and --- flows
into the postsynaptic cell.
oligodendrocytes - correct answer ✔✔Which type of neuroglia provide the myelin sheath in the central
nervous system?
tight junction - correct answer ✔✔What type of cell junction primarily contributes to the function of the
blood brain barrier?
midsagittal - correct answer ✔✔The two hemispheres of the brain are separated by what plane?
PNS - correct answer ✔✔Nerves are found only in the ---.
, afferent fiber - correct answer ✔✔When transmitting a signal, which fiber always comes first?
occipital lobe - correct answer ✔✔Which lobe of the brain is located most posteriorly?
vagus - correct answer ✔✔What cranial nerve innervates the intestines?
sight - correct answer ✔✔A blow to the back of the cerebrum is most likely to affect what function?
superiorly - correct answer ✔✔Action potentials in the dorsal portion of the spinal cord move in what
direction?
sympathetic - correct answer ✔✔When taking the final exam at the end of this course, the stress will
most likely lead to a small increase in output from what system?
acetylcholine - correct answer ✔✔Which neurotransmitter is found in the sympathetic,
parasympathetic, and somatic nervous systems?
muscarinic - correct answer ✔✔Which type of receptors are found in the effectors of both sympathetic
and parasympathetic portions of the ANS?
2 - correct answer ✔✔How many molecules of acetylcholine is an alpha1 beta gamma delta nACHR
capable of binding?
10:1 - correct answer ✔✔When a nACHR binds to ACh, what are the odds that the channel will open
rather than become densensitized?
acetylcholine - correct answer ✔✔Which endogenous agonist binds to receptors in the eye and is
responsible for the constriction of the iris?
dilation - correct answer ✔✔Increased parasympathetic tone would be expected to have what effect on
arterioles?
with correct answers
spinal cord - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is a part of the central nervous system?
- autonomic ganglia
- motor neurons
- sensory nerves
- smooth muscle
- spinal cord
axon - correct answer ✔✔What part of a neuron carries an action potential to another cell?
- dendrite
- soma
- axon
- Schwann cell
Ca2+/Na+ - correct answer ✔✔At a chemical synapse, --- flows into the presynaptic cell, and --- flows
into the postsynaptic cell.
oligodendrocytes - correct answer ✔✔Which type of neuroglia provide the myelin sheath in the central
nervous system?
tight junction - correct answer ✔✔What type of cell junction primarily contributes to the function of the
blood brain barrier?
midsagittal - correct answer ✔✔The two hemispheres of the brain are separated by what plane?
PNS - correct answer ✔✔Nerves are found only in the ---.
, afferent fiber - correct answer ✔✔When transmitting a signal, which fiber always comes first?
occipital lobe - correct answer ✔✔Which lobe of the brain is located most posteriorly?
vagus - correct answer ✔✔What cranial nerve innervates the intestines?
sight - correct answer ✔✔A blow to the back of the cerebrum is most likely to affect what function?
superiorly - correct answer ✔✔Action potentials in the dorsal portion of the spinal cord move in what
direction?
sympathetic - correct answer ✔✔When taking the final exam at the end of this course, the stress will
most likely lead to a small increase in output from what system?
acetylcholine - correct answer ✔✔Which neurotransmitter is found in the sympathetic,
parasympathetic, and somatic nervous systems?
muscarinic - correct answer ✔✔Which type of receptors are found in the effectors of both sympathetic
and parasympathetic portions of the ANS?
2 - correct answer ✔✔How many molecules of acetylcholine is an alpha1 beta gamma delta nACHR
capable of binding?
10:1 - correct answer ✔✔When a nACHR binds to ACh, what are the odds that the channel will open
rather than become densensitized?
acetylcholine - correct answer ✔✔Which endogenous agonist binds to receptors in the eye and is
responsible for the constriction of the iris?
dilation - correct answer ✔✔Increased parasympathetic tone would be expected to have what effect on
arterioles?
