Strucuture Flashcards
Which of the following types of glial cells myelinate neurons in the peripheral nervous system?
Muller cells
Ependymal cells
Oligodendrocytes
Schwann cells
Schwann cells
Which of the following is a function of ependymal cells?
Cerebrospinal fluid synthesis
Maintenance of terminal environment
Repair processes
Recycling of neurotransmitters
Delivering nutrients
Cerebrospinal fluid synthesis
Which of the following structures is a part of the rhombencephalon?
Temporal lobe
Thalamus
Substantia nigra
Medulla
Medulla
Which of the following accurately describes the direction of an impulse moving through a neuron that carries information to the central nervous system (CNS) from the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
An afferent neuron, impulse moving distally.
An efferent neuron, impulse moving proximally.
An efferent neuron, impulse moving distally.
An afferent neuron, impulse moving proximally.
An afferent neuron, impulse moving proximally.
