Neuroscience (Exam 1) Pp1 Exam Questions With Correct Verified Answers | 100% Pass (A+ Certified)
What is a collection of cell bodies outside CNS? Answer ganglia What is a collection of cell bodies with similar function inside the CNS? Answer nuclei What part of a neuron processes and receives info? Answer dendrite What part of a neuron/nerve convey efferent info as action potentials/nerve impulses? Answer axons/nerve fibers What are the two types of axons/nerve fibers? Answer myelinated and unmyelinated 2 / 23 What are the two main components of the nervous system? Answer CNS and the PNS The CNS is comprised of what two things? Answer brain and spinal cord The PNS is comprised of what two things? Answer cranial nerves and spinal nerves What is a main component of the peripheral nervous? Answer ANS What does the PNS consist of? Answer nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord What is the function of the PNS? Answer connect CNS to the head/body/limbs/viscera Myelinated axons in the PNS contain what cells? 3 / 23 Answer Schwann cells Myelinated axons in the CNS contain what cells? Answer oligodendrocytes Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes both perform what? Answer myelination 16. Is the CNS or the PNS more susceptible to damage? Why? Answer PNS, it is not protected by bones Afferent and Efferent axons of the PNS form what two components that make up the PNS? Answer spinal and cranial nerves What a
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