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Week 7

Anatomy

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Small distinct regions of gray matter in the CNS are called: Nuclei
The nervous system can be divided According to its structure, according to directions of the information, by control of effectors ( in all of the above ways)
Which of the following is the deepest connective tissue layer of a nerve? Endoneurium
Nerves that contain mostly afferent fibers are called _____nerves. sensory
Neurons in the CNS have less chance of regenerating for all of the following reasons except microglia lay down scar tissue
The nervous system is organized to do which of the following? Detect changes in the external environment, detect changes in the internal environment, evaluate changes in the environment ( all of the above are true)
Dendrites conduct impulses ____cell bodies. toward
Which is not true of the myelin sheath? It covers cell bodies in the brain and spinal cord
The largest and most numerous types of neuroglia are the: astrocytes
The white matter of the nervous system is made up of: Myelinated fibers
In the human nervous system: there are almost equal numbers of glia cells and neurons
A neuron that has only one axon, but several dendrites is classified as a ________neuron. multipolar
Astrocytes attach to Neurons and Blood Vessels
Which of the following compounds cannot cross the blood-brain barrier? Dopamine
The afferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system: Carry feedback information to integrating centers in the brain
A neuron that transmits a nerve impulse toward the central nervous system is called a(n): sensory neuron
Schwann cells have a function in the PNS that is similar to that of which cells in the CNS? Oligodendrocytes
Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the: Perineurium
Which is true of a reflex arc? It always consists of an afferent neuron and an efferent neuron
Interneurons reside in the CNS only
The autonomic nervous system does not stimulate: Skeletal muscles
Most unipolar neurons are usually: Sensory neurons
Which of the following is not a function of the central nervous system (CNS)? Integrating sensory information, evaluating the information, initiating outgoing response
The efferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system consist of the ___________ nervous systems. Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Along a neuron, the correct pathway for impulse conduction is: Dendrite, cell body and axon
Multipolar neurons have: multiple dendrites and one axon
Regeneration of nerve fibers will take place only if the cell body is intact and the fibers have: a neurilemma
One of the components of the blood-brain barrier is: astrocytes
Gray matter in the brain and spinal cord consists primarily of: cell body
The part of the nervous system that transmits impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscle is the: somatic nervous system
Created by: cmblaska
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