Question 1

What is the term for the star-shaped glia that form the blood brain barrier and have nutritive, metabolic and storage functions?

Accepted Answer

A)   basilary
B)   satellite cells
C)   astrocytes
D)   schwann cells
E)   red gliaF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the blood brain barrier?

Accepted Answer

A)   The blood brain barrier is composed of two layers of cells that limit the flow of substances between the blood and neural tissue.
B)   The blood brain barrier is not equally effective everywhere in the brain.
C)   Many drugs that can be administered orally or intravenously do not cross the blood brain barrier.
D)   As a general rule, if a substance is not soluble in fat, it will cross the blood brain barrier.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is not an anterior segment of the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)   sacral segments
B)   coccygeal segments
C)   cervical segments
D)   lumbar segments
E)   thoramnic segmentsF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

After eating an entire pizza and three chocolate bars, it is likely you will experience the feeling of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   satiety
B)   fullness
C)   overindulgence
D)   sensory overloadE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

What is the name of the major fissure contained in the occipital lobe?

Accepted Answer

A)   calcarine fissure
B)   lateral fissure
C)   central fissure
D)   longitudinal fissure
E)   orbital fissureF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following describes an interneuron?

Accepted Answer

A)   A neuron that tends to integrate information within a structure.
B)   A neuron with only one process emanating from the cell body.
C)   A neuron that is connected in between two other neurons.
D)   A neuron with no organelles within the cell body.
E)   A neuron that is embedded in within glia.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Which system in the brain contains a variety of structures that have roles in the functioning of emotion, sexual behaviour, response selection and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   the cingulate cortex
B)   the cranial system
C)   the basal ganglia
D)   the limbic systemE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The part of the hindbrain that is involved in vegetative functions such as breathing is known as the__________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pons
B)   medulla oblongata
C)   cerebellum
D)   thalamus
E)   tectumF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Which is the correct order of the meninges (from skull to brain) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   arachnoid mater, subarachnoid space, dura mater
B)   meanix, arachnoid mater, subarachnoid mater
C)   arachnoid mater, subarachnoid mater, cerebral spinal fluid
D)   dura mater, arachnoid mater, subarachnoid mater
E)   dura mater, subarachnoid mater, cerebral spinal fluidF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

What is the term indicating the direction towards the nose?

Accepted Answer

A)   superior
B)   ventral
C)   dorsal
D)   sacral
E)   rostralF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following is false regarding the tegmentum?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a structure that is part of the midbrain.
B)   It contains the red nucleus.
C)   It contains the substantia nigra.
D)   It contains the lateral geniculate nucleus.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The term postsynaptic refers to…

Accepted Answer

A)   events that occur in the axon.
B)   events that occur in the dendrite.
C)   synapses that are located outside of the CNS.
D)   synaptic death.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which neurotransmitter is involved in the regulation of mood, sleep and appetite?

Accepted Answer

A)   dopamine
B)   serotonin
C)   acetycholine
D)   norepinephrine
E)   epinephrineF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The inability to open sodium channels results in a period of during which an action potential cannot be triggered. What is the term for this?

Accepted Answer

A)   saltatory refractory period
B)   hyperpolarization
C)   absolute refractory period
D)   absolute retracting conductionE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

What is the main function of myelin?

Accepted Answer

A)   To connect the end of an axon to the terminal buttons.
B)   Myelin consists of a bilayer of continuous sheets of phospholipids that separate two fluid environments.
C)   To pass information from the axon across the synapse in the form of a neurochemical message.
D)   Myelin speeds the rate of information transfer in neurons and ensures that the message gets to the end of the axon.
E)   None of the above is a function of myelin.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

If the lateral nuclei of the__________are damaged, an animal will eat much more than it normally would.

Accepted Answer

A)   basal ganglia
B)   limbic system
C)   pituitary gland
D)   hippocampus
E)   hypothalamusF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about astrocytes?

Accepted Answer

A)   they are the largest type of glia.
B)   they perform nutritive and metabolic functions for neurons.
C)   they regulate the chemical content of extracellular space.
D)   they tend to be star-shaped.
E)   they remove debris from the nervous system.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The most common metabotropic receptor subtype is 	.

Accepted Answer

A)   dopaminic
B)   indolaminic
C)   monaminic
D)   muscarinic
E)   nicotinicF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Which of the following statements is correct, regarding the difference between action potentials and postsynaptic potentials?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unlike action potentials, postsynaptic potentials are actively propagated and they cannot differ in the in the degree in which they depolarize or hyperpolarize the neuron.
B)   Action potentials can be excitatory or inhibitory, but postsynaptic potentials cannot
C)   Unlike action potentials, postsynaptic potentials are not actively propagated and they can differ in the degree to which they depolarize or hyperpolarize the neuron.
D)   None of the above is true.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

What is the name of the part of the diencephalon that is primarily responsible for relaying sensory information between the cortex and the sensory organs?

Accepted Answer

A)   thalamus
B)   hypothalamus
C)   basal ganglia
D)   cerebral cortex
E)   limbic systemF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Exam 2: Neuroanatomy

Which of the following is not an anterior segment of the spinal cord?

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Which is the correct order of the meninges (from skull to brain) ?

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What is the term indicating the direction towards the nose?

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about astrocytes?

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The part of the hindbrain that is involved in vegetative functions such as breathing is known as the__________.

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After eating an entire pizza and three chocolate bars, it is likely you will experience the feeling of __________.

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Which of the following statements is not true regarding the blood brain barrier?

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Which of the following is false regarding the tegmentum?

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What is the name of the part of the diencephalon that is primarily responsible for relaying sensory information between the cortex and the sensory organs?

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Which neurotransmitter is involved in the regulation of mood, sleep and appetite?

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The most common metabotropic receptor subtype is .

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Which of the following statements is correct, regarding the difference between action potentials and postsynaptic potentials?

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Which of the following describes an interneuron?

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What is the main function of myelin?

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If the lateral nuclei of the__________are damaged, an animal will eat much more than it normally would.

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The term postsynaptic refers to…

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The inability to open sodium channels results in a period of during which an action potential cannot be triggered. What is the term for this?

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What is the term for the star-shaped glia that form the blood brain barrier and have nutritive, metabolic and storage functions?

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What is the name of the major fissure contained in the occipital lobe?

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Which system in the brain contains a variety of structures that have roles in the functioning of emotion, sexual behaviour, response selection and memory?

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