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Neurons, Neurotransmission & Neuroanatomy
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Quiz on Neurons, Neurotransmission & Neuroanatomy, created by Catriona Wilds on 27/02/2019.
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Question 1
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The peripheral nervous system comprises...
Answer
the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
the spinal cord
The spinal cord and cranial nerves
The sensory and motor neurons
Question 2
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A movement of the resting potential from -70mV to -85mV would be termed...
Answer
a hyperpolarisation
an action potential
a depolarisation
a threshold point
Question 3
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What is the typical membrane potential of a resting neuron?
Answer
-70mV
+70mV
-30mV
+30mV
Question 4
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Which type of neurons would be described as having afferent axons?
Answer
interneurons
sensory neurons
glial cells
motor neurons
Question 5
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During an EPSP...
Answer
sodium ions enter the cell
sodium ions leave the cell
calcium ions leave the cell
potassium ions enter the cell
Question 6
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Neuropeptides are...
Answer
the waste products of neurotransmitter release
amino acid chains that act as neuromodulators
the only neurotransmitter in the CNS
none of the above
Question 7
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A small depolarising current applied to a neuron at rest will...
Answer
trigger an action potential
reduce the membrane potential
cause no change in the neuron
cause hyperpolarisation
Question 8
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Schwann cells myelinate...
Answer
all neurons
just interneurons
axons in PNS
axons in the CNS
Question 9
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When the action potential reaches the axon terminal it stimulates the release of neurotransmitter by causing ________ to open.
Answer
potassium ions
calcium ions
synaptic vesicles
synaptic bouton
Question 10
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The neurotransmitter molecules travel across the synaptic cleft by...
Answer
active transport
electrostatic pressure
diffusion
sodium potassium pump
Question 11
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Which of the following is not an anatomical term?
Answer
posterior
sagittal
medial
crown
Question 12
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The hindbrain consists of the...
Answer
medulla, pons, cerebellum
thalamus, hypothalamus
superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, substantia nigra
cerebral cortex, medulla, pons
Question 13
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The _____ plays a role in vision.
Answer
brain stem
inferior colliculus
medial colliculus
superior colliculus
Question 14
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In which area of the brain is the amygdala?
Answer
the substanstia nigra
the brain stem
the limbic system
the red nucleus
Question 15
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In humans, there are traditionally ___ pairs of cranial nerves.
Answer
10
11
12
13
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