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Studying the Nervous System Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following

a)

Dendrite

b)

Soma

c)

Axon Hillock

d)

Myelin

e)

Nodes of Ranvier

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Myelin sheaths in the CNS are provided by ___ whereas within the PNS, myelin is provided by ___.

a)
Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
b)

Ependymal cells and Astrocytes

c)
Neurons and Dendrites
d)
Astrocytes and Microglia
e)

Schwann cells and Oligodendrocytes

3.

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?

a)
Neurotransmitter Concept
b)
Cellular Theory
c)
Neuron Doctrine
d)
Nervous Tissue Hypothesis
e)

Reticular Theory

4.

The neuron doctrine was definitively proven by what technique?

a)

Light microscopy

b)
X-ray technique
c)
MRI imaging technique
d)

Electron microscopy

5.

The region labeled as A represents ___ whereas B represents ___

a)

Divergence, Convergence

b)

Neurodivergence, Convergence

c)

Convergence,

Neurodivergence

d)

Convergence, Divergence

6.

Phagocytes of the CNS are referred to as:

a)

Glial cells

b)
Astrocytes
c)

Microglia

d)

Ependymal cells

e)

Oligodendrocytes

7.

Match the following

Fluorescent dye

Nissl stain

Golgi stain

Cresyl violet

8.

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?

a)
White matter
b)

Afferent fibers

c)

Neuropil

d)

Efferent fibers

9.

The region labeled as D would correspond to what?

a)

Interneurons

b)

Motor efferent flexor

c)

Sensory afferent fibers

d)

Motor efferent extensor

10.

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:

a)

Optogenetics

b)
Optochemistry
c)
Neurogenetics
d)
Photogenetics
11.

The neuron recorded in A has a ___, whereas in B, the neuron has a ___. Select all that apply:

a)

lower amplitude, higher amplitude

b)

higher frequency, lower frequency

c)

greater stimulus, smaller stimulus

d)

lower frequency, higher frequency

e)

smaller stimulus, greater stimulus

12.

Using single-unit recording, diminished responses to a signal would be recorded in the:

a)

center

b)

surround

13.

The phrase "Collection of neurons with about the same structure and function within the CNS" best describes:

a)

Ganglia

b)

Nucleus (or nuclei)

c)

Gray matter

d)

White matter

14.

In genetics, introns are ___ whereas exons are ___.

a)
invisible, visible
b)
non-coding, coding
c)
mRNA, tRNA
d)
dominant, recessive
e)

coding, non-coding

15.

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?

a)

CRISPR-Cas9

b)

Homologous recombination

c)

Transgenic animal models

d)

Knock-in or knock-out models