
Nervous System Tissues & Cells Notes
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Science
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12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Brittany Bird
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16 Slides • 15 Questions
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following cells are responsible for carrying nerve signals in the nervous system?
Neurons
Neuroglia
Red blood cells
Muscle cells
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Multiple Choice
Which part of the neuron is responsible for transmitting signals to another neuron or effector organ?
Dendrites
Cell body
Axon
Nucleus
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Multiple Select
Which of the following statements about neuron structures is/are correct?
Bipolar neurons have one axon and one dendrite.
Unipolar neurons have multiple dendrites.
Multipolar neurons are the most common type of neuron in the CNS.
Unipolar neurons are found in the retina of the eye.
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Labeling
Label the Neuron Cell
Nerve Ending
Axon
Mylein Shealth
Schwann Cell
Dendrite
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Fill in the Blanks
Where are neuronal cell bodies clustered in the central nervous system called?
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Multiple Choice
Which type of neuroglial cell is responsible for producing myelin in the central nervous system?
Astrocytes
Microglia
Oligodendrocytes
Ependymal cells
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Fill in the Blanks
Astrocytes help control the composition of extracellular fluid by absorbing and degrading
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Multiple Choice
Which type of glial cell is responsible for nutrient transport from blood to neurons and modulation of communication between neurons?
Astrocyte
Microglia
Oligodendrocyte
Schwann cell
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following functions are performed by microglia in the central nervous system?
Scavenging and destroying foreign material
Producing cerebrospinal fluid
Synthesizing myelin sheath
Transmitting nerve signals
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Fill in the Blanks
Ependymal cells line brain cavities called
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Open Ended
What are ganglia in the peripheral nervous system and what is their primary function?
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Multiple Choice
Which cell type in the peripheral nervous system is responsible for myelinating a single axon?
Satellite cell
Schwann cell
Oligodendrocyte
Astrocyte
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Open Ended
Explain how oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells differ in their roles of myelinating axons in the nervous system.
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Multiple Choice
Which type of cell forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system (CNS)?
Oligodendrocytes
Schwann cells
Astrocytes
Microglia
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Multiple Choice
What is the main difference between neurons and neuroglia in the nervous system?
Neurons carry nerve signals, neuroglia do not
Neuroglia carry nerve signals, neurons do not
Both neurons and neuroglia carry nerve signals
Neither neurons nor neuroglia carry nerve signals
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