8.1 Nervous System Questions - Group 1 Flashcards

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1
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What types of cells are responsible for transmitting electrical signals to other types of cells?

A

Neurons

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What types of cells are found in the nervous system that cannot conduct nerve impulses but serve as “helpers” to neurons?

A

Neuroglia (glia cells)

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This type of neuron brings information about what is happening in the environment to the brain and spinal cord.

A

Sensory Neuron
(also can be called an afferent neuron)

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4
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The ability to process information, store the information for future use, and to make decision is the function called:

A

Integrative or Integration

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5
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Another name for a neurosoma is:

A

Cell body or soma

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6
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The brain and spinal cord are part of the ____________nervous system.

A

Central

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7
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Areas of myelinated fibers in the CNS are called:

A

White matter

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8
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What two boney structures protect the Central Nervous System?

A

Cranium (part of the skull) and the vertebral column

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9
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What tissue layers protect both the brain and spinal cord?

A

Meninges

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10
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What is the other name for the axon of a neuron?

A

Nerve fiber

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What is the “receiving end” of the neuron?

A

Dendrites

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12
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What part of a neuron specializes in sending messages to other cells, such as muscle cells, glands or other neurons?

A

Axon

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13
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What organelle do neurons lack?

A

Centrioles

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14
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Mitochondria are organelles in neurons that specialize in:

A

Making ATP

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15
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At the end of a neuron one would find the:

A

Axon terminals

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16
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Name the branch nervous system that contains nerves that lead to and away from the CNS?

A

Peripheral Nervous System

17
Q

What neurotransmitter is used on skeletal muscles?

A

Acetylcholine

18
Q

What is found located in the neuron’s nucleus that makes structures such as the kinesins, organelles, neurotransmitters,…?

A

DNA (genetic plans)

19
Q

Neurons can undergo mitosis. TRUE or FALSE?

A

False, they lack centrioles.

20
Q

Multipolar neurons are named because they have multiple ___________.

A

Dendrites

21
Q

Synaptic end bulbs, synaptic knobs and terminal boutons are other names for:

A

Axon terminals

22
Q

The nucleus of a neuron is found in the:

A

neurosoma (cell body or soma)

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