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Chapter 2: Functional Neuroanatomy: The Nervous System and
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TESTjQUESTIONS
Essay/Discussion
Preparejajcomprehensivejdiscussionjforjeachjofjthejfollowingjtopics:
1. Whatjisjaxonaljtransport,jandjhowjisjitjimportantjtojthejfunctioningjofjneurons?jDescribejt
hejkeyjcomponentsjofjthejneuronjthatjarejinvolvedjinjaxonaljtransport,jandjthejspeedsjatjwhic
hjtheyjoperate.
2. Summarizejthejneuronjdoctrinejandjthejprocessjofjdiscoveryjthatjledjupjtojit.
3. Givejanjaccountjofjthejwaysjinjwhichjneuronsjmayjbejcategorized.jWhatjarejthejvari
ousjcategories,jandjwhatjarejsomejexamplesjforjeachjcategory?
4. Describejthejtypicaljsynapse.jWhatjisjthejsequencejofjeventsjatjthejsynapsejthatjisjtrigg
eredjbyjelectricaljactivityjinjthejaxon?
5. Whatjarejglialjcells?jNamejfourjtypesjofjglialjcells,jandjdescribejthreejimportantjfunc
tionsjthatjglialjcellsjperform.
6. Summarizejthejwaysjinjwhichjonejbrainjregionjmayjbejdistinguishedjfromjanother.jInjyour
janswer,jtakejseveraljperspectives,jincludingjthosejofjgrossjanatomy,jcellularjanatomy, jandjf
unctionaljanatomy.
7. Whatjarejthejdivisionsjofjthejperipheraljnervousjsystem?jBrieflyjdescribejthejkindjofjinfo
rmationjconveyedjbyjeachjdivisionjandjsubdivisionsjofjthejautonomicjnervousjsystem.
8. Namejthej12jpairsjofjcranialjnerves,jandjbrieflyjmentionjthejfunctionsjperformedjbyjeach
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9. Howjdoesjembryonicjdevelopmentjprovidejajschemejforjsubdividingjthejhumanjbrain?
10. Describejfourjwaysjofjvisualizingjthejbrainjatjajcellularjlevel.jWhenjrelevant,jwhatjmol
eculesjarejinvolvedjforjajgivenjvisualizationjtechnique?
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11. Comparejandjcontrastjatjleastjfourjdifferentjhumanjbrainjimagingjtechnologiesjthroug
hjdiscussionjofjtheirjtechnicaljbasesjandjthejtypesjofjinformationjeachjprovides.
12. Describejthejarterialjsupplyjofjthejhumanjbrain,jincludingjbothjthejarteriesjthatjenterjthejc
raniumjandjthejmajorjintracranialjarteriesjthatjarisejfromjthem.
13. DescribejhowjfMRIjhasjbeenjmodifiedjtojlookjatjsimultaneousjbrainjactivationjduringjsoci
aljinteractions.jHowjhasjthisjtechniquejhelpedjourjunderstandingjofjthejcognitivejprocessingjt
hatjtakesjplacejinjinteractionsjbetweenjindividuals?
MultiplejChoice
1. Synapticjvesiclesjarejfoundjinjthe
a. celljbody.
b. dendriticjspines.
c. axonjhillock.
d. synapticjboutons.j
Answer:jd
TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j1.jRemembering
2. Whichjneuronsjcanjcollectjthejmostjinformation?
a. Bipolar
b. Monopolar
c. Multipolar
d. Unipolar
jAnswer:jc
TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j5.jEvaluating
3. ThejmajorjfunctionjofjSchwannjcellsjisjthe
a. transmissionjofjnutrientsjtojneurons.
b. myelinationjofjperipheraljnervejfibers.
c. scavengingjofjcellularjdebris.
d. myelinationjofjaxonsjinjthejbrain.jA
nswer:jb
TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j1.jRemembering
4. Duringjmultiplejsclerosis,jmyelinjinjthejbrainjisjlost.jWhichjcellsjwouldjbejmostjlikelyjtojbe
jtryingjtojreplacejlostjmyelinjinjthejbrain?
a. Oligodendrocytes
b. Schwannjcells
c. Astrocytes
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d. Bothjajandjbj
Answer:ja
TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j4.jAnalyzing
5. Thejsizejrangejofjmostjneuronaljcelljbodiesjis
a. 1‒10jm.
b. 1‒10jmm.
c. 10‒100jnm.
d. 10‒100jm.
Answer:jd
TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j1.jRemembering
6. Whichjhistologicaljtechniquejisjusedjforjtractjtracing?
a. Horseradishjperoxidasejstain
b. Injsitujhybridization
c. Golgijstain
d. Nissljstainj
Answer:ja
TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j1.jRemembering
7. Thejhumanjbrainjcontains
a. 100‒150jbillionjcircuits.
b. 100‒150jbillionjneurons.
c. 100‒150jmillionjneurons.
d. 100‒
150jmillionjglialjcells.jAnswer:
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TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j1.jRemembering
8. Thejneuronjdoctrine
a. wasjconfirmedjusingjelectronjmicroscopy.
b. proposedjthejexistencejofjsynapticjcontactsjbetweenjneurons.
c. stemmedjfromjthejworkjofjthejgreatjneuroanatomistjRamónjyjCajal.
d. Alljofjthejabovej
Answer:jd
TextbookjReference:jSpecializedjCellsjMakejUpjthejNervousjSystemjBloom’sjL
evel:j4.jAnalyzing
9. Thejgapsjbetweenjsegmentsjofjmyelinjarejknownjas
a. synapticjclefts.
b. nodesjofjRanvier.
c. terminaljboutons.
d. neuromuscularjjunctions.
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