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Quiz: Nerve System Cells and Nerve Signaling
Alexandra Bozan
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Question 1

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A neurotransmitter can be either excitatory or inhibitory depending on the postsynaptic receptor.
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The autonomic nervous system consists of the:
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  • peripheral and afferent nervous systems
  • sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
  • sympathetic and efferent nervous systems
  • parasympathetic and somatic nervous systems

Question 3

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Gray matter in the brain and spinal cord consists primarily of:
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  • NERVE FIBERS
  • neuroglia
  • axons
  • cell bodies

Question 4

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Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to
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  • presynaptic terminals
  • the synaptic cleft
  • the base of the axon
  • receptors on the postsynaptic neuron

Question 5

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Compared to the outside of the neuron, the inside has a [blank_start]negative[blank_end] charge.
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  • negative
  • positive
  • equal
  • none of the above

Question 6

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When an impulse reaches a synapse
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  • two nerve fibers come in direct contact
  • impulses will pass in either direction
  • an electrical spark will jump the gap
  • chemical transmitters are released

Question 7

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Along a neuron, the correct pathway for impulse conduction is
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  • dendrite, axon, cell body, and receptor
  • dendrite, cell body, and axon
  • axon, cell body, and dendrite
  • receptor, axon, and cell body

Question 8

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Which is true of an action potential?
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  • The plasma membrane is impermeable to Na+ and K+ ions.
  • Na+ ions move extracellularly.
  • The charges become equal on the outside and inside of the plasma membrane.
  • The outside of the plasma membrane is negatively charged and the inside is positively charged.

Question 9

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In the human nervous system:
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  • most of the cells are neurons
  • most of the cells are glia cells
  • there are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons
  • the ratio of cells is unknown because of the complexity of the nervous system

Question 10

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Which of the following is a function of the central nervous system (CNS)?
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  • integrating sensory information
  • evaluating the information
  • Initiating an outgoing response e are f
  • all of the above are functions

Question 11

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Small, distinct regions of gray matter within the CNS are called nuclei.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Interneurons reside:
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  • in the CNS and peripheral nervous system
  • in the CNS only
  • in the peripheral nervous system only
  • none of the above

Question 13

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The central nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Which of the following is true of spatial summation?
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  • Simultaneous stimulation of more than one postsynaptic neuron occurs.
  • Impulses are fired in a rapid succession by the same neuron.
  • Neurotransmitters released simultaneously from several presynaptic knobs converge on one postsynaptic neuron.
  • Speed of impulse transmission is increased when several neurotransmitters are released.

Question 15

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A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous system is called a(n):
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  • motor neuron
  • sensory neuron
  • interneuron
  • bipolar neuron

Question 16

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Nerves that contain mostly afferent fibers are called:
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  • sensory nerves
  • motor nerves
  • mixed nerves
  • Schwann nerves

Question 17

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The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the:
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  • somatic nervous system
  • autonomic nervous system
  • central nervous system
  • afferent division

Question 18

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Which is true of a reflex arc?
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  • It does not involve the brain.
  • It always consists of an afferent and an efferent neuron.
  • It always consists of an afferent neuron, an efferent neuron, and an interneuron.
  • It always consists of an afferent neuron, an efferent neuron, the brain, and the spinal cord.

Question 19

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The central nervous system is composed of efferent nerves only.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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A synapse consists of:
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  • a synaptic knob
  • a synaptic cleft
  • the plasma membrane of a postsynaptic neuron
  • all of the above
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