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_______neurons form the afferent division of the PNS.


A) Neural sensory
B) Somatic sensory
C) Visceral sensory
D) Sensory
E) none of the above

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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If the chemically gated sodium channels in the postsynaptic membrane were completely blocked,


A) synaptic transmission would fail.
B) smaller action potentials would result.
C) release of neurotransmitter would stop.
D) both A and B
E) A, B, and C

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Sensory neurons of the PNS are


A) bipolar.
B) tripolar.
C) multipolar.
D) unipolar.
E) anaxonic.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The function of the astrocytes in the CNS includes which of the following?


A) repairing damaged neural tissue
B) guiding neuron development
C) adjusting the composition of the interstitial fluid
D) maintaining the blood- brain barrier
E) all of the above

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Integral membrane proteins that connect electrical synapses are called


A) receptors.
B) connexons.
C) desmosomes.
D) sodium channels.
E) synapsins.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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  Figure 11- 1 The Neuron Use Figure 11- 1 to answer the following questions: -The structures labeled  1  are dendrites. Their membranes contain numerous chemically gated ion channels. A)  The first statement is true but the second statement is false. B)  Both statements are false. C)  Both statements are true. D)  The first statement is false but the second statement is true. E)  Both statements are true and relate to synaptic transmission. Figure 11- 1 The Neuron Use Figure 11- 1 to answer the following questions: -The structures labeled "1" are dendrites. Their membranes contain numerous chemically gated ion channels.


A) The first statement is true but the second statement is false.
B) Both statements are false.
C) Both statements are true.
D) The first statement is false but the second statement is true.
E) Both statements are true and relate to synaptic transmission.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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When cholinergic receptors are stimulated,


A) sodium ions enter the postsynaptic neuron.
B) chloride ions enter the postsynaptic neuron.
C) sodium ions leave the postsynaptic neuron.
D) chloride ions leave the postsynaptic neuron.
E) both B and D

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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A change in the conditions in the synaptic knob can influence the soma as a result of_________axoplasmic transport.

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____________ monitor the digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, and reproductive systems.

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___________carry motor information to peripheral effectors

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  Figure 11- 2 The Nerve Action Potential Use Figure 11- 2 to answer the following questions: -Which area of the graph occurs when there is a sudden inrush of sodium ions? A)  1 B)  2 C)  3 D)  4 Figure 11- 2 The Nerve Action Potential Use Figure 11- 2 to answer the following questions: -Which area of the graph occurs when there is a sudden inrush of sodium ions?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In an)________ synapse, current flows directly between cells

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The largest and most numerous neuroglia in the CNS are the


A) oligodendrocytes.
B) astrocytes.
C) ependymal cells.
D) microglia.
E) none of the above

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Voltage- gated sodium channels have both an activation gate and an) ______ gate.


A) swinging
B) ion
C) repolarization
D) inactivation
E) threshold

F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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Which of the following is not a recognized structural classification for neurons?


A) multipolar
B) anaxonic
C) pseudopolar
D) bipolar
E) unipolar

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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  Figure 11- 1 The Neuron Use Figure 11- 1 to answer the following questions: -Which type of membrane channels are found at label  3 ? A)  voltage- gated Na+ channels B)  voltage- gated K+ channels C)  voltage- gated Ca2+ channels D)  chemically gated Na+ and K+ channels E)  both A and B Figure 11- 1 The Neuron Use Figure 11- 1 to answer the following questions: -Which type of membrane channels are found at label "3"?


A) voltage- gated Na+ channels
B) voltage- gated K+ channels
C) voltage- gated Ca2+ channels
D) chemically gated Na+ and K+ channels
E) both A and B

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The all- or- none principle states that


A) all stimuli great enough to bring the membrane to threshold will produce identical action potentials.
B) all stimuli will produce identical action potentials.
C) the greater the magnitude of the stimuli, the greater the magnitude of the action potential.
D) only motor stimuli can activate action potentials.
E) only sensory stimuli can activate action potentials.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Most neurons lack ________and so are permanently blocked from undergoing cell division.

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  Figure 11- 2 The Nerve Action Potential Use Figure 11- 2 to answer the following questions: -The myelin sheath that covers many CNS axons is formed by A)  satellite cells. B)  astrocytes. C)  oligodendrocytes. D)  microglia. E)  ependymal cells. Figure 11- 2 The Nerve Action Potential Use Figure 11- 2 to answer the following questions: -The myelin sheath that covers many CNS axons is formed by


A) satellite cells.
B) astrocytes.
C) oligodendrocytes.
D) microglia.
E) ependymal cells.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The neurilemma of axons in the peripheral nervous system is formed by


A) oligodendrocytes.
B) astrocytes.
C) microglia.
D) Schwann cells.
E) satellite cells.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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