Iupui Anatomy Exam 2 Certification Evaluation 2026 Study Guide Questions And Answers

IUPUI ANATOMY EXAM 4 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

◉ Schwann cells (PNS) produce:
Answer: myelin; are on both unmyelinated and myelinated axons


◉ covering around an axon:
Answer: axolemma


◉ covering around a neuron:
Answer: neurolemma


◉ inside of a neuron is _____ and the outside is ____
Answer: negative; positive


◉ the cell body of a neuron is also know as:
Answer: soma/perakaryon


◉ satellite cells (PNS)
Answer: maintain the environement

,◉ Ependymal cells (CNS)
Answer: produce CSF


◉ Microglia (CNS)
Answer: Macrophages that devour and digest cellular debris
(phagocytosis)


◉ Astrocytes (CNS)
Answer: maintain blood brain barrier


◉ Oligodendrocytes (CNS)
Answer: produce myelin


◉ central canal is filled with:
Answer: CSF


◉ Exteroceptors
Answer: provide information about the external environment


◉ Proprioceptors

, Answer: monitor the position and movement of skeletal muscles and
joints


◉ Interoceptors
Answer: monitor visceral organs and functions


◉ Most outermost meninge?
Answer: dura mater


◉ Middle meninge?
Answer: arachnoid mater


◉ Most innermost meninge?
Answer: pia mater


◉ The subarachnoid space is filled with:
Answer: CSF


◉ The gray commissure connects:
Answer: the left and right portions of the spinal cord with axons


◉ The white commissure in the brain is: