Nervous System Quiz

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

• Schwann cells

• Basket cells

• Ganglion

• Neuroglia

• Satellite cells

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

• Receptors

• Brachial plexus

• Ganglia

• Sciatic nerve

• All of the above

What are most neurons in the body?

• Unipolar

• Pseudounipolar

• Bipolar

• Multipolar

• Both a and b

What is the cell body of a neuron called?

• Ganglion

• Perikaryon

• Astrocyte

• Nissl

• Terminal bouton

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

• Kupffer cells

• Histiocyte

• Dust cell

• Langerhans cell

• Microglia

Which type of neuron is multipolar?

• Motor neurons

• Interneurons

• Sensory neurons

• Both a and b

• All of the above

What provides tensile strength to a neuron?

• Meninges

• Myelinated nerve fibers

• Cell bodies

• Nodes of Ranvier

• Neurofilaments

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

• Dura mater

• Arachnoid

• Pia mater

• Both a and b

• All of the above

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

• Tracts

• Islets

• Soma

• Cortex

• Nuclei

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

• Astrocytes

• Ependymal cells

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglia

• Schwann cells