New nervous system quiz 2

The site of intercellular communication between neurons or between a neuron and an effector is the

• Telodendria

• Soma

• Collaterals

• Hillock

• Synapse

Neurotransmitters are released at the

• Telodendria

• Axon terminals

• Collaterals

• Hillock

• Synapse

Which of the following is not a function of the neuroglia?

• Support

• Secretion of cerebral spinal fluid

• Isolation of neurons

• Signal transduction

Each of the following is a type of neuroglial cell of the central nervous system except

• Astrocytes

• Satellite cells

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglia

• Ependymal cells

The most numerous glial cells in the CNS are the

• Astrocytes

• Satellite cells

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglia

• Ependymal cells

Neurons that are small and offer no anatomical clues to distinguish the axon from the dendrite are

• Anaxonic

• Unipolar

• Multipolar

• Bipolar

Neurons in which the dendrite and axon are continuous and the soma lies off to one side are called

• Anaxonic

• Unipolar

• Bipolar

• Multipolar

Neurons that have one axon and one dendrite are called

• Anaxonic

• Unipolar

• Bipolar

• Multipolar

Neurons that have several dendrites and one long axon are called

• Anaxonic

• Unipolar

• Multipolar

• Bipolar

Sensory neurons of the PNS are

• Anaxonic

• Unipolar

• Bipolar

• Multipolar