WorksheetsMS quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The process of generating new oligodendrocytes is called:
Oligodendroglioma
Oligodendrogenesis
Oligodendrogliopathy
Oligodendrocyte lineage
Which of these is NOT a component of a neuron?
Myelin sheath
Dendrites
Node of Ranvier
Cerebrospinal fluid
Which cells generate oligodendrocytes in development and adulthood?
Microglia
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
Endothelial cells
Astrocytes
What bands are detectable in the cerebrospinal fluid in 95% of people with Multiple Sclerosis?
Polyclonal bands
Monoclonal bands
Protein bands
Oligoclonal bands
A person with MS experiences a worsening of their symptoms. What is this called?
Stabilization
Recover
Relapse
Remission
The names given to the process of myelin loss and myelin repair?
Defunctionalization and revitalization
Degeneration and restoration
Demyelination and remyelination
Myelination and regeneration
What is the term used to describe a region in the brain of Multiple Sclerosis individuals that show evidence of remyelination?
Edema
Shadow plaque
Active lesions
Gray matter lesions
What is the primary pathological features of Multiple Sclerosis?
Neurofibrillary tangles
Reactive gliosis
Demyelination
Amyloid plaques
Which cells are the first to enter the CNS and initiate the autoimmune inflammatory cascade in Multiple Sclerosis?
Neutrophils
Macrophages
B-cells
Autoreactive T-cells
What is the insulating layer that protects neurons, and which cells are responsible for generating it?
Myelin; oligodendrocytes
Synapse; microglia
Dendrites; astrocytes
Axon; Schwann cells
