BIOS252 Exam 1 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 2025 GUIDE

BIOS252 Exam 1 | ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY II EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 2025 GUIDE


What are the protective roles of the Cranial bones?

- Correct Answer - Protect the brain



What are the protective roles of the vertebral column?

- Correct Answer - Protects the Spinal Cord.



What is the protective role of the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia
mater?

- Correct Answer - Protects the brain and spinal cord.



What is the protective role of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)?

- Correct Answer - physical and chemical protection of the brain and
spinal cord.



Dendrites

,What is the function of the dendrites?

- Correct Answer - Transmit impulses toward the cell body

Cell Body (Soma) of a Neuron




Function of the cell body of a neuron

- Correct Answer - contains nucleus and other organelles



Axon Hillock




Function of the axon hillock

- Correct Answer - To help determine if the action potential is strong
enough to send



Axon of a Neuron

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, Function of the axon of a neuron

- Correct Answer - carry impulses away from the body



Nodes of Ranvier




Function of the Nodes of Ranvier

- Correct Answer - allow an action potential to propagate quickly down
an axon



Myelin Sheath




Function of the Myelin sheath