Chapter 3-1 Practice Questions

Hailey has damage to neurons in their somatic nervous system. Their doctor said that Hailey's _____ may help repair the damage.

Schwann cells

Leah has been told that their _____ aren't producing enough myelin to support their peripheral nervous system.

Schwann cells

Label the parts of a neuron

see diagram

Astrid is running in a marathon. Blood supply to their brain is increased due to the action of:

astrocytes

Belfort ingested a toxic substance, but it was prevented from entering their brain because astrocytes produce tight junctions between:

blood vessels

Barboza is examining cells from the wall of a ventricle in a human brain under a microscope. Barboza is MOST likely looking at:

ependymal

Jared is looking at a neuron with a short extension. He concludes that the role of this neuron would MOST likely be to:

handle local processing

Cliff has a brain tumor that originated in a growth on their back. Cliff has a(n):

metastic tumor

When Vladislav cut their foot severely on a piece of glass, their _____ aided in healing by removing all the debris produced by dead axons.

microglia

Wazir has been told that their _____ aren't producing enough myelin to support their brain and spinal cord.

oligodendroglia

Tess wants to find the point of transfer between neurons. When looking through a microscope, Tess should look for the:

synapse

Under the microscope, Mia can see the end of an axon dividing into many smaller branches. Mia is looking at:

telodendria