NBR 2 - Neurobiology Flashcards
For questions 1 to 5, match the substances with the description.
A. bone growth factors
B. recombinant human bone morphogenic proteins
C. both
D. neither
1. a strong mitogen
Jawab : A
For questions 1 to 5, match the substances with the description.
A. bone growth factors
B. recombinant human bone morphogenic proteins
C. both
D. neither
2. a potent inducer of bone cell differentiation
Jawab : B
For questions 1 to 5, match the substances with the description.
A. bone growth factors
B. recombinant human bone morphogenic proteins
C. both
D. neither
3. act on differentiated mesenchymal cells of the chondro-osseous lineage
Jawab : A
For questions 1 to 5, match the substances with the description.
A. bone growth factors
B. recombinant human bone morphogenic proteins
C. both
D. neither
4. act on undifferentiated mesenchymal cells
Jawab : B
For questions 1 to 5, match the substances with the description.
A. bone growth factors
B. recombinant human bone morphogenic proteins
C. both
D. neither
5. polypeptides
Jawab : C
6. Which of the following is the correct representation of the subunits of the acetylcholine (ACh) receptor at the neuromuscular junction? A. Alfa, Beta, gamma, delta B. Alfa2, Beta, Gamma, Delta C. Alfa, Beta2, Gamma, Delta D. Alfa, Beta, Gamma2, Delta E. Alfa, Beta, Gamma, Delta2
Jawab : B
- Which of the following is true of the a subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor?
A. It contains four hydrophobic transmembrane portions.
B. The binding site is not located on the a subunit.
C. The cytoplasmic loop is the most highly conserved portion of the subunit.
D. The N-terminal is extracellular, and the C-terminal is intracellular.
E. The transmembrane portion is the least conserved segment.
Jawab : A
The binding site is located on the beta subunit, the trans membrane segment is the most highly conserved, and the cytoplasmic loop connecting M3 and M4 is the least highly conserved. Both the N- and the C-terminalsare extracellular. Response A is correct.
8. The number of binding sites on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
Jawab : B
For questions 9 and 10, match the description with the receptor. A. Alfa Subunit of GABA receptor B. Beta subunit of GABA receptor C. Both D. Neither 9. binds y-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Jawab : C
For questions 9 and 10, match the description with the receptor. A. Alfa Subunit of GABA receptor B. Beta subunit of GABA receptor C. Both D. Neither 10. binds benzodiazepines
Jawab : A
For questions 11 to 16, match the receptor with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. GABA receptor
B. glutamate receptor
C. glycine receptor
D. nicotinic ACh receptor
E. serotonin (S-HT) receptor
11. most closely linked with synaptic pfasticity and cell death
Jawab : B
For questions 11-16 see Hall pp. 97-99. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is voltage regulated in that the open channel is occluded at normal resting potential by Mg2+.Depolarization drives ~ g *o+ut of the cell, allowing other ions to pass.
For questions 11 to 16, match the receptor with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. GABA receptor
B. glutamate receptor
C. glycine receptor
D. nicotinic ACh receptor
E. serotonin (S-HT) receptor
12. GABA and this receptor are permeable to chloride ions.
Jawab : C
For questions 11-16 see Hall pp. 97-99. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is voltage regulated in that the open channel is occluded at normal resting potential by Mg2+.Depolarization drives ~ g *o+ut of the cell, allowing other ions to pass.
For questions 11 to 16, match the receptor with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. GABA receptor B. glutamate receptor C. glycine receptor D. nicotinic ACh receptor E. serotonin (S-HT) receptor 13. binds strychnine
Jawab : C
For questions 11-16 see Hall pp. 97-99. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is voltage regulated in that the open channel is occluded at normal resting potential by Mg2+.Depolarization drives ~ g *o+ut of the cell, allowing other ions to pass.
For questions 11 to 16, match the receptor with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. GABA receptor B. glutamate receptor C. glycine receptor D. nicotinic ACh receptor E. serotonin (S-HT) receptor 14. binds benzodiazepine
Jawab : A
For questions 11-16 see Hall pp. 97-99. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is voltage regulated in that the open channel is occluded at normal resting potential by Mg2+.Depolarization drives ~ g *o+ut of the cell, allowing other ions to pass.
For questions 11 to 16, match the receptor with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. GABA receptor
B. glutamate receptor
C. glycine receptor
D. nicotinic ACh receptor
E. serotonin (S-HT) receptor
15. One type of this receptor is both ligand and voltage regulated
Jawab : B
For questions 11-16 see Hall pp. 97-99. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is voltage regulated in that the open channel is occluded at normal resting potential by Mg2+.Depolarization drives ~ g *o+ut of the cell, allowing other ions to pass.
For questions 11 to 16, match the receptor with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. GABA receptor
B. glutamate receptor
C. glycine receptor
D. nicotinic ACh receptor
E. serotonin (S-HT) receptor
16. One type of this receptor is blocked by magnesium ions.
Jawab : B
For questions 11-16 see Hall pp. 97-99. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is voltage regulated in that the open channel is occluded at normal resting potential by Mg2+.Depolarization drives ~ g *o+ut of the cell, allowing other ions to pass.
- significantly permeable to calcium ions
Jawab : B
- permeable to monovalent cations
Jawab : E
- ligand-gated
Jawab : E
- voltage-gated
Jawab : B
- blocked by magnesium ions
Jawab : B
- Which of the following is true of acetylcholine (ACh) release from the neuromuscular junction?
A. One molecule of ACh equals 10,000 quanta.
B. One quanta contains 10,000 molecules of ACh.
C. One quanta equals 1 molecule of ACh.
D. One vesicle contains 10,000 quanta.
E. One vesicle contains 10 molecules
Jawab : B
23. Pro-opiomelanocortin is a precursor of I. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) II. a-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) III. 13-endorphin IV. 13-lipotropin A. I, II, III B. I, III C. II, IV D. IV E. all of the above
Jawab : E
Pro-opiomelanocortin gives rise to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)and p-lipotropin. ACTH then gives rise to a-melanocyte-stimulatinghor- mone (a-MSH)and corticotropin-likeintermediate lobe peptide (CLIP),and p- lipotropin gives rise to y-lipotropin and p-endorphin.
- Removal of caicium ions from the cytosol in a presynaptic nerve terminal following an action potential is thought to occur by
I. active transport
II. binding to cytosolic proteins
III. transport into intracellular calcium-storage vesicles
IV. reversal of flow through voltage-gated calcium channels
A. I, II, III
B. I, III
C. II, IV
D. IV
E. all of the above
Jawab : A
Reversal of flow through voltage-gated channels is not a mecha- nism of removal of Ca2+fromthe cytosol.
- Each of the following occurs in phototransduction except
A. Activated rhodopsin activates a G protein.
B. Activation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) phosphodiesterase increases hydrolysis of cGMP to 5’-GMP.
C. Current through a cGMP-activated sodium channel decreases.
D. Rhodopsin is activated when light converts bound 11-ds retinal to all-trans retinal.
E. The decreased concentration of cGMP results in depolarization of the plasma membrane.
Jawab : E
The decreased concentration of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)results in decreased current through the Na+channel and consequent hyperpolarization.
- Each of the following is true of G proteins except
A. Each G protein is regulated by only one type of receptor.
B. Each G protein may regulate multiple effectors.
C. The a subunit binds guanosine triphosphate (GTP).
D. The 13 and y subunits help anchor the a subunit to the plasma membrane.
E. The 13 and y subunits modulate guanosine diphosphate (GDP)/GTP exchange.
Jawab : A
Each G protein may be regulated by separate receptors.
For questions 27 to 33, match the second messenger with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. calcium
B. 1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG)
C. cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
D. cGMP
E. IP3
27. D1 receptors act by this second messenger
Jawab : C
For questions 27 to 33, match the second messenger with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. calcium B. 1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG) C. cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) D. cGMP E. IP3 28. increased by nitric oxide
Jawab : D
For questions 27 to 33, match the second messenger with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. calcium B. 1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG) C. cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) D. cGMP E. IP3 29. hydrolyzed by phospholipase C
Jawab : E
For questions 27 to 33, match the second messenger with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. calcium
B. 1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG)
C. cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
D. cGMP
E. IP3
30. synergistically activates protein kinase C with calcium
Jawab : A
For questions 27 to 33, match the second messenger with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. calcium B. 1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG) C. cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) D. cGMP E. IP3 31. binds to calmodulin
Jawab : A
For questions 27 to 33, match the second messenger with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. calcium
B. 1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG)
C. cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
D. cGMP
E. IP3
32. Photoreception utilizes this second messenger.
Jawab : D
For questions 27 to 33, match the second messenger with the description. Each response may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
A. calcium
B. 1, 2-diacylglycerol (DAG)
C. cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
D. cGMP
E. IP3
33. opens a calcium channel in the endoplasmic reticulum, releasing free calcium into the cytosol
Jawab : E
- Each of the following is true of the Na+/K+ pump except that it
A. contributes to the resting potential of the cell
B. hyperpolarizes the membrane
C. is electrogenic
D. transports 3 Na+ ions out for 2 K+ ions in
E. utilizes 2 molecules of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for every 3 Na+ ions transported
Jawab : E
The Na+/K+pump uses one molecule of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)for every three Na+ions transported.
- Each of the following is true of events occurring during the action potential except
A. A sudden increase in conductance of Na results in depolarization.
B. Chloride permeability increases during depolarization.
C. During hyperpolarization, the conductance of Na is lower than normal, and the conductance of K is higherthan normal.
D. The decrease in Na permeability, occurring as the action potential reaches a peak, results from inactivation of Na channels.
E. The presence of voltage-dependent K channels is to allow faster repolarization.
Jawab : B
Chloride permeability does not change during the action potential.
- The velocity of an action potential increases with a
A. high transmembrane resistance, low internal resistance, and high membrane capacitance
B. high transmembrane resistance, low internal resistance, and low membrane capacitance
C. low transmembrane resistance, high internal resistance, and high membrane capacitance
D. low transmembrane resistance, low internal resistance, and high membrane capacitance
E. low transmembrane resistance, low internal resistance, and low membrane capacitance
Jawab : B
- Which of the following is true of myelination?
A. It has no effect on transmembrane resistance but increases membrane capacitance.
B. It decreases both transmembrane resistance and membrane capacitance.
C. It decreases transmembrane resistance and increases membrane capacitance.
D. It increases transmembrane resistance and decreases membrane capacitance.
E. It increases both transmembrane resistance and membrane capacitance.
Jawab : D
For questions 38 to 40, match the description with the potential.
A. end-plate potential
B. miniature (!Ild-plate potential
C. both
D. neither
38. usually depolarizes muscle cells past threshold
Jawab : A
Miniature end-plate potentials result from random release of quanta of acetylcholine but do not produce an action potential.
For questions 38 to 40, match the description with the potential. A. end-plate potential B. miniature (!Ild-plate potential C. both D. neither 39. occurs in unstimulated cells
Jawab : D
Miniature end-plate potentials result from random release of quanta of acetylcholine but do not produce an action potential.
For questions 38 to 40, match the description with the potential.
A. end-plate potential
B. miniature (!Ild-plate potential
C. both
D. neither
40. produces a miniature action potential
Jawab : B
Miniature end-plate potentials result from random release of quanta of acetylcholine but do not produce an action potential.
41. Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials are produced when a transmitter opens channels permeable to A. Cl-only B. Cl- or K+ C. Na+only D. Na+orCl- E. Na+or K+
Jawab : B
- Which of the following is true of axonal transport?
A. Dynamin does not use ATP.
B. Dynein is the motor for anterograde fast axonal transport.
C. Fast axonal transport occurs primarily along neurofilaments.
D. Kinesin is the motor for retrograde fast axonal transport.
E. Slow axonal transport occurs at 200 to 400 mm/day.
Jawab : A
Dynamin uses GTP as an energy source. Dynein is the motor protein for retrograde fast axonal transport. Slow axonal transport occurs at several millimeters per day; fast axonal transport occurs a t 200 to 400 mm/day and utilizes microtubules.
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure.
A. Golgi’s tendon organ
B. muscle spindle
C. both
D. neither
43. Discharge increases with passive stretch.
Jawab : C
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure.
A. Golgi’s tendon organ
B. muscle spindle
C. both
D. neither
44. Discharge increases with active contraction.
Jawab : A
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure. A. Golgi's tendon organ B. muscle spindle C. both D. neither 45. in series with extrafusal fibers
Jawab : A
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure. A. Golgi's tendon organ B. muscle spindle C. both D. neither 46. in parallel with extrafusal fibers
Jawab : B
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure. A. Golgi's tendon organ B. muscle spindle C. both D. neither 47. sensitive to muscle tension
Jawab : B
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure.
A. Golgi’s tendon organ
B. muscle spindle
C. both
D. neither
48. sensitive to muscle length and velocity of length change
Jawab : B
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure.
A. Golgi’s tendon organ
B. muscle spindle
C. both
D. neither
49. innervated by group I (large myelinated) fibers
Jawab : C
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure.
A. Golgi’s tendon organ
B. muscle spindle
C. both
D. neither
50. innervated by group II (small myelinated) fibers
Jawab : B
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure.
A. Golgi’s tendon organ
B. muscle spindle
C. both
D. neither
51. Conduction velocity of afferent fibers is > 120 m/s.
Jawab : D
For questions 43 to 52, match the description with the structure.
A. Golgi’s tendon organ
B. muscle spindle
C. both
D. neither
52. contains dynamic nuclear bag, static nuclear bag, and nuclear chain fibers
Jawab : B
- Each of the following is true of decerebrate rigidity except
A. It results from tonic activity in the vestibulospinal and pontine reticulospinal neurons.
B. It is reduced by cutting dorsal roots.
C. It is reduced by destruction of the anterior lobe of the cerebellum.
D. It occurs with transection between the colliculi.
E. There is increased gamma motor neuron activity.
Jawab : C
Destruction of the anterior lobe of the cerebellum releases the cells of origin of the lateral vestibular tract from inhibition by Purkinje’s cells, thereby facilitating extensor motor neurons.
For questions 54 to 59, match the reflex or response with the description. Each answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. clasp-knife response B. flexion reflex C. F response D. H response E. M response F. stretch reflex 54. an antidromic wave in motor fibers traveling to anterior horn cells
Jawab : C
For questions 54 to 59, match the reflex or response with the description. Each answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. clasp-knife response B. flexion reflex C. F response D. H response E. M response F. stretch reflex 55. has phasic and tonic components
Jawab : F
For questions 54 to 59, match the reflex or response with the description. Each answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. clasp-knife response B. flexion reflex C. F response D. H response E. M response F. stretch reflex 56. a protective reflex involving polysynaptic reflex pathways
Jawab : B
For questions 54 to 59, match the reflex or response with the description. Each answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. clasp-knife response B. flexion reflex C. F response D. H response E. M response F. stretch reflex 57. the electrical equivalent of the tendon reflex
Jawab : D
For questions 54 to 59, match the reflex or response with the description. Each answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. clasp-knife response B. flexion reflex C. F response D. H response E. M response F. stretch reflex 58. the direct motor response obtained by stimulating a mixed motor-sensory nerve
Jawab : E
For questions 54 to 59, match the reflex or response with the description. Each answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. clasp-knife response B. flexion reflex C. F response D. H response E. M response F. stretch reflex 59. A length-dependent change in muscle force when the limb is passively moved
Jawab : A
60. Contraction of the detrusor muscle of the bladder is achieved through activation of A. parasympathetic fibers from T9 to L1 B. parasympathetic fibers from S2 to S4 C. sympathetic fibers from T9 to L1 D. sympathetic fibers from S2 to S4 E. pudendal nerves Jawab : B
Jawab : B