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Lab 7 - Nervous System & Brain I

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The nervous system consists of the:

a)

Central & Peripheral Nervous System

b)

Heart & Lungs Nervous System

c)

Stomach & Intestines Nervous System

d)

Brain & Epithelial Cell Nervous System

2.

T/F: Afferent pathways send information from the central nervous system to the peripheral nerves.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Divergence is a(n)...

a)

A movie that I watched that did not do too well at the box office.

b)

mechanism providing input to a signal neuron from multiple sources.

c)

mechanism for spreading stimulation to multiple neurons or neuronal pools in the CNS.

d)

individual neuron or neuronal pools that process information simultaneously.

4.

A reflex is...

a)

a specialized membrane that provides protection, physical stability, and shock absorption.

b)

a process that only children experience.

c)

an immediate voluntary response to stimuli.

d)

an immediate involuntary response to stimuli.

5.

Which of the following best describes arachnoid matter?

a)

tough fibrous outermost layer of meninges.

b)

Middle Meningeal Layer

c)

Deepest Meningeal Layer

d)

stabilize the spinal chord within the vertebral canal.

6.

There are ________ pairs of spinal nerves

a)

34

b)

31

c)

32

d)

30

7.

The _______ of the neuron contains the nucleus

a)

Axon Terminal

b)

Axon

c)

Dendrites

d)

Cell Body

8.

Synapses can be:

a)

Neuromuscular

b)

Neuron to Neuron

c)

Neuroglandular

d)

All of the above

9.

The Peripheral Nervous System

(select all that apply)

a)

Contains efferent and afferent pathways

b)

is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

c)

contains post-ganglionic and pre-ganglionic nerves.

10.

Neurons that have two processes separated by the cell body:

a)

Anaxonic Neuron

b)

Bipolar Neuron

c)

Pseudounipolar Neuron

d)

Multipolar Neuron

11.

Astrocytes...

a)

line the brain and central canal of the spinal cord.

b)

remove cell waste.

c)

maintain the blood brain barrier.

d)

None of the above.

12.

White matter ...

a)

surrounds the central canal.

b)

consists of glial cells.

c)

consists of myelinated axons.

d)

consists of somas.

13.

What is the purpose of the spinal meninges?

a)

Cover Schwann Cells

b)

Provide protection, physical stability and shock absorption.

c)

Digest Food

d)

Brings information to the CNS.

14.

Which is not a function of neuroglia?

a)

Provides the framework for the neural tissue.

b)

Maintains the intercellular environment.

c)

Has the ability to reproduce.

d)

Are in charge of intelligence, memory, learning, and emotion.