Neurons, Neurotransmission & Neuroanatomy

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Quiz am Neurons, Neurotransmission & Neuroanatomy, erstellt von Catriona Wilds am 27/02/2019.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

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The peripheral nervous system comprises...
Antworten
  • the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
  • the spinal cord
  • The spinal cord and cranial nerves
  • The sensory and motor neurons

Frage 2

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A movement of the resting potential from -70mV to -85mV would be termed...
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  • a hyperpolarisation
  • an action potential
  • a depolarisation
  • a threshold point

Frage 3

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What is the typical membrane potential of a resting neuron?
Antworten
  • -70mV
  • +70mV
  • -30mV
  • +30mV

Frage 4

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Which type of neurons would be described as having afferent axons?
Antworten
  • interneurons
  • sensory neurons
  • glial cells
  • motor neurons

Frage 5

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During an EPSP...
Antworten
  • sodium ions enter the cell
  • sodium ions leave the cell
  • calcium ions leave the cell
  • potassium ions enter the cell

Frage 6

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Neuropeptides are...
Antworten
  • the waste products of neurotransmitter release
  • amino acid chains that act as neuromodulators
  • the only neurotransmitter in the CNS
  • none of the above

Frage 7

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A small depolarising current applied to a neuron at rest will...
Antworten
  • trigger an action potential
  • reduce the membrane potential
  • cause no change in the neuron
  • cause hyperpolarisation

Frage 8

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Schwann cells myelinate...
Antworten
  • all neurons
  • just interneurons
  • axons in PNS
  • axons in the CNS

Frage 9

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When the action potential reaches the axon terminal it stimulates the release of neurotransmitter by causing ________ to open.
Antworten
  • potassium ions
  • calcium ions
  • synaptic vesicles
  • synaptic bouton

Frage 10

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The neurotransmitter molecules travel across the synaptic cleft by...
Antworten
  • active transport
  • electrostatic pressure
  • diffusion
  • sodium potassium pump

Frage 11

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Which of the following is not an anatomical term?
Antworten
  • posterior
  • sagittal
  • medial
  • crown

Frage 12

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The hindbrain consists of the...
Antworten
  • medulla, pons, cerebellum
  • thalamus, hypothalamus
  • superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, substantia nigra
  • cerebral cortex, medulla, pons

Frage 13

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The _____ plays a role in vision.
Antworten
  • brain stem
  • inferior colliculus
  • medial colliculus
  • superior colliculus

Frage 14

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In which area of the brain is the amygdala?
Antworten
  • the substanstia nigra
  • the brain stem
  • the limbic system
  • the red nucleus

Frage 15

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In humans, there are traditionally ___ pairs of cranial nerves.
Antworten
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
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