Question 1

What is true about tracts and nerves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only nerves are myelinated.
B)  Tracts are found only in the PNS.
C)  Nerves are found in both the CNS and the PNS.
D)  Tracts lack connective tissue coverings.

Question 2

Vesicles in the axon terminal contain________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  chromatophilic substance
B)  digestive enzymes
C)  neurotransmitters
D)  Ca2+

Question 3

You are examining a neuron under the microscope. It appears as a round cell without visible processes. What is true of this neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is located in the PNS (peripheral nervous system) .
B)  It is likely to be a unipolar neuron, it is located in the PNS (peripheral nervous system) , and it is most likely to be a sensory neuron.
C)  It is most likely a sensory neuron.
D)  It is likely to be a unipolar neuron.

Question 4

Sensory or afferent neurons are typically of this type________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar
B)  multipolar
C)  unipolar

Question 5

The formation of myelin in the peripheral nervous system is accomplished by these cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  oligodendrocytes
B)  astrocytes
C)  satellite cells
D)  Schwann cells

Question 6

You have lost the sensation, but not movement, in one of your hands due to a problem with your spinal cord neurons. Based upon these symptoms, what type of neuron was most likely affected?

Accepted Answer

A)  afferent neuron
B)  motor neuron
C)  motor and sensory neurons
D)  efferent neuron

Question 7

These nervous system cells are highly specialized to transmit messages throughout the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  oligodendrocytes
B)  astrocytes
C)  microglial cells
D)  neurons

Exam 15: Histology of Nervous Tissue

What is true about tracts and nerves?

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The formation of myelin in the peripheral nervous system is accomplished by these cells.

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Sensory or afferent neurons are typically of this type________.

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You are examining a neuron under the microscope. It appears as a round cell without visible processes. What is true of this neuron?

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You have lost the sensation, but not movement, in one of your hands due to a problem with your spinal cord neurons. Based upon these symptoms, what type of neuron was most likely affected?

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Vesicles in the axon terminal contain________ .

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These nervous system cells are highly specialized to transmit messages throughout the body.

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The formation of myelin in the peripheral nervous system is accomplished by these cells.

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