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Histology Exam

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When does the neural tube close?

a)

After the first fetal heart beat

b)

When the animal is born

c)

When the granule cells migrate

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of the connective layers of the meninges?

a)

Pia mater

b)

Arachnoid

c)

Subarachnoid

d)

Dura mater

3.

In the brain, the grey matter is located on the ________ and the white matter is located on the ________.

a)

Inside, outside

b)

Outside, inside

4.

White matter in the spinal cord contains:

a)

Neurons

b)

Neuroglia

c)

Neurons and neuroglia

5.

What lines the Central Canal?

a)

Astrocytes

b)

Endothelium

c)

Neurons

d)

Ependymal Cells

6.

True or False: astrocytes maintain capillary endothelium as the blood-brain barrier.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which classification of neuron are you likely to find in the ventral horn?

a)

Bipolar

b)

Multipolar

c)

Unipolar

d)

Sensory

8.

A ganglion is a bundle of _________, while a nerve is a bundle of __________

a)

Neuroglia, Dendrites

b)

Motor Neurons, Sensory Neurons

c)

Perikaryons, Axons

d)

Astrocytes, Axons

9.

Which of the following is NOT a function of astrocytes?

a)

Prevent Glutamate toxicity

b)

Promote neuronal survival

c)

Glycogen storage

d)

Formation of myelin sheaths

10.

Choose the correct order of axon conductance speed from slowest to fastest

a)

small diameter nonmyelinated, large diameter nonmyelinated, large diameter myelinated

b)

large diameter myelinated, large diameter nonmyelinated, small diameter nonmyelinated

c)

large diameter nonmyelinated, small diameter nonmyelinated, large diameter myelinated

d)

large diameter myelinated, small diameter nonmyelinated, large diameter myelinated

11.

Connective tissue surrounding nerves and muscles have very similar organization

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Of the sensory receptors located in the skin, which is NOT a mechanoreceptor

a)

Pacinian corpuscle

b)

Hair follicle terminal

c)

Free nerve ending

d)

Merkel's corpuscle

13.

Muscle spindles are located in the:

a)

Epimysium

b)

Endoneurium

c)

Perineuruim

d)

Perimysium

14.

Voltage-gated K+ channels open and close faster than voltage-gated Na+ channels.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following does NOT develop from the mesoderm?

a)

muscle

b)

urogenital system

c)

skeletal tissue

d)

neural tissue

16.

Trophoblasts form what structure in embryonic and fetal development?

a)

neural tube

b)

notochord

c)

yolk sac

d)

placenta

17.

Which system is the last to form in pre-natal development?

a)

heart

b)

vertebrae

c)

reproductive organs

d)

tail

18.

The neural crest cells derive all but which of the following?

a)

enteric ganglia

b)

Schwann Cells

c)

Adrenal Medulla

d)

dura mater

19.

Elongation of the roots of the S1 nerve forms the:

a)

cauda equina

b)

dura mater

c)

ventral fissure

d)

brachioplexus

20.

What part of the heart does NOT form from the bulbus cordis?

a)

ascending aorta

b)

pulmonary trunk

c)

left atrium

d)

part of the right ventricle

21.

Tetralogy of Fallot is an embryonic malformation of what structure?

a)

Foramen Ovale

b)

Foramen 1

c)

Spiral Septum

d)

Liver

22.

The mesonephric duct is the persistence of what embryologic structure?

a)

Pronephros

b)

Mesonephros

c)

Metanephros

23.

What disease blocks, destroys, or alters acetylcholine receptors, causing progressive loss of muscle strength?

a)

Tick Paralysis

b)

Myasthenia gravis

c)

Feline Leukopenia

24.

The alar plate differentiates into what neurons?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

c)

Autonomic

25.

The most severe form of spina bifida is:

a)

Meningomyelocele

b)

Spina bifida occulta

c)

Meningocele

d)

Myeloschisis

26.

The forebrain gives rise to how many lateral ventricles?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

What disease can impair cerebellar development by targeting the external germinal cell layer?

a)

Feline Leukopenia

b)

Bovine Viral Diarrhea

c)

Myasthenia gravis

28.

What gives rise to the left coronary sinus?

a)

Ventricle

b)

Truncus Arteriosus

c)

Bulbus Cordus

d)

Sinus Venosus

29.

What is it called when you have a mirrored body plan?

a)

Situs inversus

b)

Ectopic cordis

c)

Valvular stenosis

d)

Valvular dysplasia

30.

The ________ has a higher oxygen content than the __________.

a)

Umbilical Artery, Umbilical Vein

b)

Umbilical Vein, Umbilical Artery

31.

Which aortic arch supplies the head?

a)

The 1st

b)

The 3rd

c)

The 4th

d)

The 6th

32.

The 4th left aortic arch becomes the:

a)

Right subclavian

b)

Aortic arch

c)

Left and right carotid

d)

Ductus arteriosus

33.

True or False: Patent ductus arterious occurs when the aorta constricts.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Select two: the urinary bladder develops from an expansion of what two parts?

a)

Urachus

b)

Mesonephric Duct

c)

Paramesonephric Duct

d)

Urogenital Sinus

35.

What does the ductus deferens develop from?

a)

Mesonephric duct

b)

Paramesonephric duct

c)

Urethra

d)

Mullerian Duct

36.

The cow has what type of uterus?

a)

Duplex

b)

Bicornis

c)

Simplex

37.

The rumen is an expansion of what part of the stomach?

a)

Jujunem

b)

Lesser curvature

c)

Fundus

d)

Descending duodenum

38.

The left recurrent laryngeal nerve is trapped by the __________ during development, causing it to descend with the heart.

a)

Right subclavian artery (4th aortic arch)

b)

Remnant of the ligamentum arteriosus

c)

The left common carotid artery

d)

The left subclavian