Nervous System Tissues & Cells Notes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cells are responsible for carrying nerve signals in the nervous system?

• Neurons

• Neuroglia

• Red blood cells

• Muscle cells

Multiple Choice

Which part of the neuron is responsible for transmitting signals to another neuron or effector organ?

• Dendrites

• Cell body

• Axon

• Nucleus

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about neuron structures is/are correct?

• Bipolar neurons have one axon and one dendrite.

• Unipolar neurons have multiple dendrites.

• Multipolar neurons are the most common type of neuron in the CNS.

• Unipolar neurons are found in the retina of the eye.

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Schwann Cell

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Dendrite

Axon

Nerve Ending

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Where are neuronal cell bodies clustered in the central nervous system called?

Multiple Choice

Which type of neuroglial cell is responsible for producing myelin in the central nervous system?

• Astrocytes

• Microglia

• Oligodendrocytes

• Ependymal cells

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Astrocytes help control the composition of extracellular fluid by absorbing and degrading

and extra ions.

Multiple Choice

Which type of glial cell is responsible for nutrient transport from blood to neurons and modulation of communication between neurons?

• Astrocyte

• Microglia

• Oligodendrocyte

• Schwann cell

Multiple Choice

Which of the following functions are performed by microglia in the central nervous system?

• Scavenging and destroying foreign material

• Producing cerebrospinal fluid

• Synthesizing myelin sheath

• Transmitting nerve signals

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Ependymal cells line brain cavities called

and produce cerebrospinal fluid.

Open Ended

What are ganglia in the peripheral nervous system and what is their primary function?

Multiple Choice

Which cell type in the peripheral nervous system is responsible for myelinating a single axon?

• Satellite cell

• Schwann cell

• Oligodendrocyte

• Astrocyte

Open Ended

Explain how oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells differ in their roles of myelinating axons in the nervous system.

Multiple Choice

Which type of cell forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system (CNS)?

• Oligodendrocytes

• Schwann cells

• Astrocytes

• Microglia

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between neurons and neuroglia in the nervous system?

• Neurons carry nerve signals, neuroglia do not

• Neuroglia carry nerve signals, neurons do not

• Both neurons and neuroglia carry nerve signals

• Neither neurons nor neuroglia carry nerve signals