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Which glial are B) Astrocytes
responsible for
maintaining the integrity of
the extracell
ular fluid that surrounds
neurons?A)
Oligodendrocytes
B) Astrocytes
C) Microglial cells
D) Stellate cells
2. What is the name of the C) Dorsal root ganglia
structure where the
sensory nerves from the
body enter the spinal
cord?A) Central nuclei
B) Ventral nuclei
C) Dorsal root ganglia
D) Ventral white matter
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3. Which is another name C) afferent neurons
for sensory neurons?
A) interneurons
B) efferent neurons
C) afferent neurons
D) pyramidal cells
4. Dendritic spines A) Can change shape and number based on the
A) Can change shape and strength of synaptic inputs.
number based on the
strength of synaptic
inputs.
B) Are found on both
spinous and aspinous
neurons.
C) Can sometimes sprout
on axons.
D) Are found mostly on
pyramidal cells that reside
in layer V.
5. Which membrane lies D) Pia mater
closest to the surface of
the brain (farthest from
the skull)?
A) Meninges
B) Dura mater
C) Arachnoid
D) Pia mater
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6. Growth cones are D) All of the above
associated with
A) regeneration in the
central nervous system.
B) cellular apoptosis.
C) regeneration in the
peripheral nervous
system.
D) All of the above
7. Which neuroanatomical C) Golgi stain
method provides an
outline of entire neurons,
including the soma and all
of the cell's processes?
A) Nissl stain
B) Radioactive glucose
stain
C) Golgi stain
D) Axonal degeneration
procedure
8. During a period of C) neurotrophic factors
normal cell death,
developing neurons are
thought to compete for
A) cell adhesion
molecules.
B) death genes.
C) neurotrophic factors
D) glucose.
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9. During axonal transport, B) motor proteins
which of the following
elements helps move
materials from the soma to
the terminal?
A) kinetic acid
B) motor proteins
C) glia cells
D) synaptic vesicles
10. Which of the following B) Corpus callosum
is a projection pathway
linking the cerebral
hemispheres?
A) Dorsal columns
B) Corpus callosum
C) Internal capsule
D) Posterior capsule
11. Which of the following C) Programmed cell death (apoptosis)
processes is involved in
forming the final number
of presynaptic and
postsynaptic neurons
during neural
development?
A) Cell proliferation
B) Cell migration
C) Programmed cell death
(apoptosis)
D) Cell differentiation
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