GMS 6520 Review Exam 1 WITH /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
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Which of the following is a part of the central nervous system?
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- autonomic ganglia
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- motor neurons
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- sensory nerves
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- smooth muscle
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- spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔spinal cord
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What part of a neuron carries an action potential to another cell?
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- dendrite
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- soma
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- axon
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- Schwann cell - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔axon
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At a chemical synapse, --- flows into the presynaptic cell, and --- flows into
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the postsynaptic cell. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ca2+/Na+
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Which type of neuroglia provide the myelin sheath in the central nervous
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system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔oligodendrocytes
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, What type of cell junction primarily contributes to the function of the blood
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brain barrier? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tight junction
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The two hemispheres of the brain are separated by what plane? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔midsagittal /\
Nerves are found only in the ---. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PNS
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When transmitting a signal, which fiber always comes first? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔afferent fiber /\ /\
Which lobe of the brain is located most posteriorly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔occipital lobe /\
What cranial nerve innervates the intestines? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔vagus
A blow to the back of the cerebrum is most likely to affect what function? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sight /\ /\
Action potentials in the dorsal portion of the spinal cord move in what
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direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔superiorly
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When taking the final exam at the end of this course, the stress will most
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likely lead to a small increase in output from what system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔sympathetic /\
ANSWERS
Which of the following is a part of the central nervous system?
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- autonomic ganglia
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- motor neurons
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- sensory nerves
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- smooth muscle
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- spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔spinal cord
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What part of a neuron carries an action potential to another cell?
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- dendrite
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- soma
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- axon
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- Schwann cell - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔axon
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At a chemical synapse, --- flows into the presynaptic cell, and --- flows into
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the postsynaptic cell. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ca2+/Na+
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Which type of neuroglia provide the myelin sheath in the central nervous
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system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔oligodendrocytes
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, What type of cell junction primarily contributes to the function of the blood
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brain barrier? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tight junction
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The two hemispheres of the brain are separated by what plane? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔midsagittal /\
Nerves are found only in the ---. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PNS
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When transmitting a signal, which fiber always comes first? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔afferent fiber /\ /\
Which lobe of the brain is located most posteriorly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔occipital lobe /\
What cranial nerve innervates the intestines? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔vagus
A blow to the back of the cerebrum is most likely to affect what function? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sight /\ /\
Action potentials in the dorsal portion of the spinal cord move in what
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direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔superiorly
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When taking the final exam at the end of this course, the stress will most
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likely lead to a small increase in output from what system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔sympathetic /\