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Anatomy and Histology Quiz ch 10

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are body organs made of?

a)

Connective tissue, Epithelial tissue, Muscular tissue, Nervous tissue

b)

Skin, Bone tissue, Cartilage, Blood

c)

Heart, Lung, Kidney, Skin

d)

Cytology, Nervous tissue, Muscle tissue, Bone tissue

2.

What is the main function of neurons?

a)

Conduct impulses toward the cell body

b)

Conduct impulses away from the cell body

c)

Support, nourish, and protect neurons

d)

Transmit sensory stimuli and process information

3.

What is the structure that contains the nucleus and is the metabolic center of the neuron?

a)

Synapses

b)

Cell body

c)

Axons

d)

Dendrites

4.

What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?

a)

Produce myelin sheath

b)

Conduct impulses away from the cell body

c)

Conduct impulses toward the cell body

d)

Transmit information away from the synapse

5.

Which type of neurons have many extensions from the cell body?

a)

Bipolar neurons

b)

Multipolar neurons

c)

Unipolar neurons

d)

Myelinated neurons

6.

What is the function of a nerve bundle?

a)

Conduct impulses to the muscles, organs, and glands

b)

Produce myelin sheath

c)

Transmit sensory stimuli

d)

Conduct impulses to the central nervous system

7.

What is the role of Schwann cells in nerve fibers?

a)

Conduct impulses toward the cell body

b)

Produce myelin sheath

c)

Transmit information away from the synapse

d)

Conduct impulses away from the cell body

8.

What is the function of Nodes of Ranvier in myelinated nerve fibers?

a)

Provide saltatory conduction of nerve impulse

b)

Conduct impulses toward the cell body

c)

Produce myelin sheath

d)

Transmit information away from the synapse

9.

What is a synapse?

a)

A fatty layer of insulation on nerve fibers

b)

A network of nerves branching out throughout the body

c)

A specialized region of contact between neurons

d)

A bundle of nerve fibers

10.

What is the function of synaptic terminals?

a)

Conduct impulses toward the cell body

b)

Transmit information away from the synapse

c)

Produce myelin sheath

d)

Support, nourish, and protect neurons

11.

What is the classification of synapses based on action?

a)

Unmyelinated nerve fiber, Myelinated nerve fiber

b)

Excitatory synapse, Inhibitory synapse

c)

Chemical synapse, Electrical synapse

d)

Axodendritic synapse, Axosomatic synapse

12.

What is the function of Motor end plates?

a)

Conduct impulses to the central nervous system

b)

Conduct impulses to the muscles, organs, and glands

c)

Produce myelin sheath

d)

Interface between motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers

13.

What is the role of Myelin sheath in nerve fibers?

a)

Transmit information away from the synapse

b)

Provide saltatory conduction of nerve impulse

c)

Conduct impulses toward the cell body

d)

Produce myelin sheath

14.

What is the function of Neuron processes?

a)

Conduct impulses toward the cell body

b)

Produce myelin sheath

c)

Conduct impulses away from the cell body

d)

Transmit information away from the synapse

15.

What is the structural classification of neurons based on the number of processes?

a)

Unipolar neurons, Bipolar neurons, Multipolar neurons

b)

Excitatory synapse, Inhibitory synapse

c)

Axodendritic synapse, Axosomatic synapse, Axoaxonic synapse

d)

Unmyelinated nerve fiber, Myelinated nerve fiber