x x
1. Dendritesxcontainxthexnuclei,xribosomes,xmitochondria,xandxotherxstructuresxfoundxinxmostxcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
2. Neuronsxreceivexinformationxandxtransmitxitxtoxotherxcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
3. Anxafferentxaxonxbringsxinformationxintoxaxstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
4. Anxefferentxaxonxcarriesxinformationxawayxfromxaxstructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
,REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
5. Thexgreaterxthexsurfacexareaxofxaxdendrite,xthexmorexinformationxitxcanxreceivexfromxotherxneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
6. Neuronsxarexdistinguishedxfromxotherxcellsxbyxtheirxshape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
7. Glialxcellsxservexmanyxfunctions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
8. Glialxcellsxtransmitxinformationxacrossxlongxdistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitute
, thexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
9. Schwannxcellsxbuildxthexmyelinxsheathsxinxthexperipheryxofxthexbody.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: NeuronsxandxGlia
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.01x-
xDescribexneuronsxandxglia,xthexcellsxthatxconstitutexthexnervousxsystem.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
10. Thexblood-brainxbarrierxisxmadexupxofxcloselyxpackedxglialxcells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThexBlood-BrainxBarrier
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.02x-xSummarizexhowxthexblood–
brainxbarrierxrelatesxtoxprotectionxandxnutritionxofxneurons.
TOPICS: 1.1xThexCellsxofxthexNervousxSystem
11. Thexdifferencexinxvoltagexinxaxrestingxneuronxisxcalledxthexrestingxpotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xUnderstand
REFERENCES: ThexRestingxPotentialxofxthexNeuron
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.03x-xExplainxhowxthexsodium–
potassiumxpumpxandxthexpropertiesxofxthexmembranexleadxtoxthexrestingxpoten
tialxofxaxneuron.
TOPICS: 1.2xThexNervexImpulse
12. Increasingxthexelectricalxgradientxforxpotassiumxwillxreducexthextendencyxforxpotassiumxionsxtoxexitxt
hexneuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:xAnalyze
REFERENCES: ThexRestingxPotentialxofxthexNeuron
LEARNINGxOBJECTIVES:x KALA.BIOP.16.01.03x-xExplainxhowxthexsodium–
potassiumxpumpxandxthexpropertiesxofxthexmembranexleadxtoxthexrestingxpoten
tialxofxaxneuron.