Nervous System: Nerve Structure and Function Practice Test

Nervous support cells go by many names, but which of these is not one of them?

• Neuroglia

• Neurotics

• Glia

• Glial

Which three are the general functions of neuroglia?

• Support

• Conduct

• Insulate

• Protect

A star-shaped abundant glial cell that supports and anchors to blood capillaries is called a......

• Microglia

• Astrocyte

• Ependymal

• Schwann Cells

The glial cells known to dispose of debris and monitor are called the.....

• Astrocytes

• Microglia

• Oligodendrocytes

• Satellite Cells

These support cells help the flow of cerebrospinal fluid through the nervous system.

• Astrocyte

• Satellite Cells

• Ependymal Cells

• Microglia

The important support cells help to create the sheathes that insulate our nervous tissue.

• Satellite Cells

• Oligodendrocytes

• Schwann Cells

• Astrocytes

These nervous cells help to support our system via protection and cushioning of neuron cell bodies.

• Schwann

• Satellite

• Oligodendrocyte

• Ependymal

These cells form our myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the PNS.

• Astrocyte

• Oligodendrocyte

• Schwann

• Satellite

What cells in the nervous system support category are the most versatile?

• Astrocyte

• Oligodendrocyte

• Schwann

• Ependymal

Which of these are the primary functions of the Nervous system?

• Integration

• Gratification

• Motor Output

• Sensory Input