NSC 3361 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
The,early,nineteenth-
century,field,of,_______________,claimed,to,discern,an,association,between,personality,traits,and,specifi
c,bumps,on,skull.
A),Ontogeny
B),Dualism
C),Epigenetics
D),Phrenology
E),None,of,the,above,,ANS,-,,D),Phrenology
In,studying,brain-
damaged,patients,exhibiting,speech,difficulties,,Paul,Broca,discovered,that,a,particular,region,in,the,____
_________,part,of,the,brain,appears,to,be,especially,important.
A),Right
B),Top
C),Left
D),Bottom
E),Sagittal,,ANS,-,,C),Left
The,notion,of,dualism,as,proposed,by,Descartes,stated,that:
A),The,mind,and,the,brain,are,one,and,the,same
B),Humans,have,a,non-material,soul,and,a,material,body,that,are,not,the,same
C),Humans,have,a,non-material,soul,and,a,material,body,that,are,one,and,the,same
D),Science,and,the,church,are,one,and,the,same
,E),None,of,the,above,,ANS,-,,B),Humans,have,a,non-
material,soul,and,a,material,body,that,are,not,the,same
The,glial,cells,that,form,the,myelin,sheath,in,the,central,nervous,system,are:
A),Arachnoid
B),Astrocytes
C),Oligodendrocytes
D),Schwann,cells
E),None,of,the,above,,ANS,-,,C),Oligodendrocytes
The,neuroglia,cell,most,likely,to,be,found,surrounding,the,soma,of,neurons,in,the,peripheral,nervous,syst
em,is:,
A),An,astrocyte
B),A,satellite,cell
C),A,schwann,cell
D),An,oligodendrocyte
E),A,microglia,cell,,ANS,-,,B),A,satellite,cell
Please,select,the,following,true,statement,about,unipolar,neurons.
A),Unipolar,neurons,have,a,single,extension,which,branches,in,two,directions
B),Unipolar,neurons,are,all,interneurons
C),Unipolar,neurons,are,all,motor,neurons
D),Unipolar,neurons,have,1,dendrite,and,1,axon
E),The,most,common,class,of,neuron,in,the,human,body,in,the,unipolar,neuron,,ANS,-
,,A),Unipolar,neurons,have,a,single,extension,which,branches,in,two,directions
Nodes,of,Ranvier,are,critical,to,saltatory,conduction,and,are,located,along,the,axons,of:,
, A),All,motor,neurons,(irrespective,of,diameter)
B),Only,sensory,neurons,less,than,2,micrometers,in,diameter
C),Most,neurons,larger,than,2,micrometers,in,diameter,(irrespective,type)
D),All,neurons,(irrespective,of,diameter,or,type),,ANS,-
,,C),Most,neurons,larger,than,2,micrometers,in,diameter,(irrespective,of,type)
After,release,,neurotransmitters,can,be,deactivated,in,the,synapse,by:,
A),After,hyperpotentials
B),The,process,of,enzymatic,degradation
C),Postsynaptic,receptors
D),Reverse,transmitters
E),All,of,the,above,,ANS,-,,B),The,process,of,enzymatic,degradation
When,the,action,potential,arrives,at,the,terminal,,entry,of,______________,ions,stimulates,release,of,neu
rotransmitter.
A),Potassium
B),Sodium
C),Calcium
D),Chloride
E),None,of,the,above,,ANS,-,,C),Calcium
Hyperpolarizations,make,a,neuron:,
A),Less,likely,to,fire,an,action,potential
B),More,likely,to,fire,an,action,potential
C),More,likely,to,trigger,a,postsynaptic,potential