Past Questions - Nervous System

Question 1

What are the supporting cells in the central nervous system called?

Answer 1

Neuroglia

Question 2

Which of the following is an element of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 2

a. Receptors
b. Brachial plexus
c. Ganglia
d. Sciatic nerve
e. All of the above
Answer: e

Question 3

What are most neurons in the body?

Answer 3

Multipolar

Question 4

What is the cell body of a neuron called?

Answer 4

Perikaryon

Question 5

Which cell is a macrophage found in the central nervous system?

Answer 5

Microglia

Question 6

Which type of neuron is multipolar?

Answer 6

Both a and b

a. Motor neurons
b. Interneurons

Question 7

What provides tensile strength to a neuron?

Answer 7

Neurofilaments

Question 8

Which meninx is made of a delicate web like connective tissue?

Answer 8

Arachnoid

Question 9

What are the conglomerations of gray matter deep within the cerebrum and cerebellum
called?

Answer 9

Nuclei

Question 10

Which of the following is involved in the blood brain barrier?

Answer 10

Astrocytes

Question 11

Which of the following forms myelin in the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 11

Schwann cells

Question 12

Which of the following is an element of the central nervous system?

Answer 12

Spinal cord

Question 13

What are motor neurons?

Answer 13

Multipolar

Question 14

What is a collection of cell bodies outside the CNS called?

Answer 14

Ganglion

Question 15

What is tissue which surrounds a nerve fascicle?

Answer 15

Perineurium

Question 16

The colloquialism “gray matter” refers to somebody using his intellect or reasoning ability. In reality, what is gray matter?

Answer 16

Cell bodies

Question 17

Where is the cerebrospinal fluid?

Answer 17

Subarachnoid space

Question 18

Which of the following are considered to be part of the meninges?

Answer 18

a. Dura mater
b. Arachnoid
c. Pia mater
d. Both a and c
e. All of the above
Answer: e

Question 19

What is the outer gray matter of the brain called?

Answer 19

Cortex

Question 20

Which of the following is the most abundant neuroglia cell?

Answer 20

Astrocytes

Question 21

Which of the following is a supporting cell found in the ganglia?

Answer 21

Satellite cells

Question 22

Which of the following is an element of the central nervous system?

Answer 22

Brain

Question 23

What are interneurons?

Answer 23

Multipolar

Question 24

Which of the following is supporting cell of the central nervous system?

Answer 24

Astrocyte

Question 25

How many neurons are in the body of man?

Answer 25

10,000,000,000 (10 to the 10th)

Question 26

What are the gaps that occur within the myelin sheath?

Answer 26

Nodes of Ranvier

Question 27

What is the dura mater composed of?

Answer 27

Dense irregular connective tissue

Question 28

Where is gray matter?

Answer 28

Both a and c a. Outer surface of the cerebrum and cerebellum c. Inner portion of the spinal cord

Question 29

What surrounds a nerve?

Answer 29

Epineurium

Question 30

Which of the following lines the ventricles?

Answer 30

Ependymal cells

Question 31

What is a collection of nerve cell bodies outside of the central nervous system called?

Answer 31

Ganglion

Question 32

What percentage of neurons are interneurons?

Answer 32

99.9%

Question 33

What are sensory neurons?

Answer 33

Both a and b a. Unipolar b. Pseudounipolar

Question 34

What is the end of an axon called?

Answer 34

Terminal bouton

Question 35

What is the connective tissue covering around the brain and spinal cord?

Answer 35

Meninges

Question 36

Which meninx is made of a dense irregular connective tissue?

Answer 36

Dura mater

Question 37

What is a group of fibers traveling together?

Answer 37

Tracts

Question 38

Where is white matter?

Answer 38

Both b and c b. Outer surface of the spinal cord c. Inner portion of the brain

Question 39

Which of the following forms myelin in the central nervous system?

Answer 39

Oligodendrocytes

Question 40

What is the primary component of myelin?

Answer 40

Lipid

Question 41

Which of the following is found in the cerebellum?

Answer 41

Basket cells

Question 42

What are neurons in the retina?

Answer 42

Bipolar

Question 43

What are the basophilic clusters of ribosomes and rough endoplasmic reticulum seen in neurons called?

Answer 43

Nissl

Question 44

All of the following are properties of neurons, except:

Answer 44

High mitotic rate

Question 45

Which type of neuron is also called an internuncial neuron?

Answer 45

Interneurons

Question 46

What is white matter?

Answer 46

Myelinated nerve fibers

Question 47

What is another term for the cell body of a neuron?

Answer 47

Soma

Question 48

What is the covering of a nerve fiber?

Answer 48

Endoneurium

Question 49

Which of the following is the CNS macrophage?

Answer 49

Microglia

Question 50

Which of the following is found in the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 50

Schwann cells

Question 51

What is the cell body of a neuron called?

Answer 51

Soma

Question 52

Where is the ependyma found?

Answer 52

Both a and b a. Lining ventricles b. Lining spinal canal

Question 53

Which type of neuron is most abundant?

Answer 53

Interneurons

Question 54

What surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers?

Answer 54

Perineurium

Question 55

Which meninx covers the brain intimately?

Answer 55

Pia mater

Question 56

Which of the following is the largest neuroglia cell?

Answer 56

Astrocytes

Question 57

Which of the following is NOT considered neuroglia?

Answer 57

Schwann cells

Question 58

What is the innervation of an eccrine sweat gland?

Answer 58

Cholinergic; sympathetic

Question 59

What is the innervation of an apocrine sweat gland?

Answer 59

Adrenergic; sympathetic