NCTI A& P FINAL EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which term describes a bundle of axons in the peripheral
nervous system?
a. nucleus
b. ganglion
c. tract
d. nerve - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d
Which functional division of the nervous system would be
responsible for the physiological changes seen during
exercise (e.g., increased heart rate and sweating)?
a. somatic
b. autonomic
c. enteric
d. central - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ b
,Which of the following cavities contains a component of
the central nervous system?
a. abdominal
b. pelvic
c. cranial
d. thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ c
Which structure predominates in the white matter of the
brain?
a. myelinated axons
b. neuronal cell bodies
c. ganglia of the parasympathetic nerves
d. bundles of dendrites from the enteric nervous system - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ a
Which part of a neuron transmits an electrical signal to a
target cell?
,a. dendrites
b. soma
c. cell body
d. axon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d
What type of glial cell provides myelin for the axons in
a tract?
a. oligodendrocyte
b. astrocyte
c. Schwann cell
d. satellite cell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ a
Which part of a neuron contains the nucleus?
a. dendrite
b. soma
c. axon
d. synaptic end bulb - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ b
, Which of the following substances is least able to cross the
blood-brain barrier?
a. water
b. sodium ions
c. glucose
d. white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d
What type of glial cell is the resident macrophage behind
the blood-brain barrier?
a. microglia
b. astrocyte
c. Schwann cell
d. satellite cell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ a
What two types of macromolecules are the main components
of myelin?
a. carbohydrates and lipids
b. proteins and nucleic acids
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which term describes a bundle of axons in the peripheral
nervous system?
a. nucleus
b. ganglion
c. tract
d. nerve - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d
Which functional division of the nervous system would be
responsible for the physiological changes seen during
exercise (e.g., increased heart rate and sweating)?
a. somatic
b. autonomic
c. enteric
d. central - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ b
,Which of the following cavities contains a component of
the central nervous system?
a. abdominal
b. pelvic
c. cranial
d. thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ c
Which structure predominates in the white matter of the
brain?
a. myelinated axons
b. neuronal cell bodies
c. ganglia of the parasympathetic nerves
d. bundles of dendrites from the enteric nervous system - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ a
Which part of a neuron transmits an electrical signal to a
target cell?
,a. dendrites
b. soma
c. cell body
d. axon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d
What type of glial cell provides myelin for the axons in
a tract?
a. oligodendrocyte
b. astrocyte
c. Schwann cell
d. satellite cell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ a
Which part of a neuron contains the nucleus?
a. dendrite
b. soma
c. axon
d. synaptic end bulb - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ b
, Which of the following substances is least able to cross the
blood-brain barrier?
a. water
b. sodium ions
c. glucose
d. white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ d
What type of glial cell is the resident macrophage behind
the blood-brain barrier?
a. microglia
b. astrocyte
c. Schwann cell
d. satellite cell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ a
What two types of macromolecules are the main components
of myelin?
a. carbohydrates and lipids
b. proteins and nucleic acids
