Chapter 2 neuroscience quiz

Pair the structural description of neurons with their expected function.

A) highly branched dendrites = receives information from multiple sources B) long axon = sends information over long distances C) highly branched axon = disperses information to multiple places D) highly branched cell body = this makes no sense!

Childhood trauma primarily impacts development of the prefrontal cortex and only causes alteration when it is experienced in the first 5 years of life. True or false?

False

Which of the following statements is false?

Glia are simple support cells. Their primary function is to serve as "glue" to hold neurons in place

Which statement about cells is false?

Neurons are cells but glia or not cells

A large amount of synapse removal called______takes place during________

Pruning; adolescence

Why is it a bad idea to take Accutane (retonic acid) during pregnancy?

Retinoic acid is needed in specific concentrations help specialize regions of the neural tube. Excess retinoic acid would disrupt specialization.

Which of the following is true?

Santiago Ramon y Cajal is considered The father of modern neuroscience. Through his work drawing neurons stained with silver nitrate, he became convinced that the brain was constructed of individual cells.

The ectoderm is an embryonic cell layer that gives rise to the________

Skin and nervous system

A neuron can have multiple dendrites, but only one axon. True or false?

True

Grey matter is mostly cell bodies and dendrites, whereas white matter is mostly myelinated axons. True or false?

True