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WorksheetsStudying the Nervous System Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Reorder the following
Dendrite
Soma
Axon Hillock
Myelin
Nodes of Ranvier
Myelin sheaths in the CNS are provided by ___ whereas within the PNS, myelin is provided by ___.
Ependymal cells and Astrocytes
Schwann cells and Oligodendrocytes
The phrase "the basic signaling unit of the nervous system are separate discrete cells with processes arising out of the cell body" best describes what theory?
Reticular Theory
The neuron doctrine was definitively proven by what technique?
Light microscopy
Electron microscopy
The region labeled as A represents ___ whereas B represents ___
Divergence, Convergence
Neurodivergence, Convergence
Convergence,
Neurodivergence
Convergence, Divergence
Phagocytes of the CNS are referred to as:
Glial cells
Microglia
Ependymal cells
Oligodendrocytes
Match the following
Fluorescent dye
Nissl stain
Golgi stain
Cresyl violet
The phrase "Dense tangle of neuronal and glial processes that are synaptically dense, containing a relatively low number of cell bodies" would best describe what?
Afferent fibers
Neuropil
Efferent fibers
The region labeled as D would correspond to what?
Interneurons
Motor efferent flexor
Sensory afferent fibers
Motor efferent extensor
Genes for light-sensitive proteins are introduced into certain neurons to monitor and control their activity in response to light signals. This technique is referred to as:
Optogenetics
The neuron recorded in A has a ___, whereas in B, the neuron has a ___. Select all that apply:
lower amplitude, higher amplitude
higher frequency, lower frequency
greater stimulus, smaller stimulus
lower frequency, higher frequency
smaller stimulus, greater stimulus
Using single-unit recording, diminished responses to a signal would be recorded in the:
center
surround
The phrase "Collection of neurons with about the same structure and function within the CNS" best describes:
Ganglia
Nucleus (or nuclei)
Gray matter
White matter
In genetics, introns are ___ whereas exons are ___.
coding, non-coding
The phrase "Genome has been changed to carry genes from another species or to use techniques for animal genome editing for specific traits" best describes what?
CRISPR-Cas9
Homologous recombination
Transgenic animal models
Knock-in or knock-out models
