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    1.

    Question 1

    As you answer this question remember that damage to one area of the nervous system
    can impair multiple functions. And it is also true that a
    single function can be impaired by damage to multiple parts of the nervous system.
    Damage to the spinal cord could cause impairment of which of
    the following functions? Check all that apply.

    1 point

    Homeostasis

    Abstract functions

    Hearing

    Voluntary movement of the arms and legs

    Reading
    2.
    Question 2

    As you answer this question remember that damage to one area of the nervous system
    can impair multiple functions. And it is also true that a
    single function can be impaired by damage to multiple parts of the nervous system.
    Damage to the brainstem could cause impairment of which of
    the following functions? Check all that apply.

    1 point

    Abstract function

    Voluntary movement of the arms and legs

    Speech

    Hearing

    Homeostasis
    3.
    Question 3

    As you answer this question remember that damage to one area of the nervous system
    can impair multiple functions. And it is also true that a
    single function can be impaired by damage to multiple parts of the nervous system.
    Damage to the forebrain could cause impairment of which of the
    following functions? Check all that apply.

    1 point

    Homeostasis

    Hearing

    Memory

    Speech
    Voluntary movement of the arms and legs
    4.
    Question 4

    Which of the following occurs in multiple sclerosis?


    1 point

    Death of central neurons

    Death of peripheral neurons

    Demyelination of central axons

    Demyelination of peripheral axons

    None of the above


    5.
    Question 5

    Which of the following are inside (underneath) the arachnoid layer? Check all that
    apply.

    1 point

    Motoneuronal cell bodies

    Neurons of the spinal cord

    Dura

    Pia

    Autonomic ganglion neurons


    6.
    Question 6

    Within a neuron, information flows in which directions? Check all that apply.
    1 point

    From axon to a synaptic terminal

    From axon to cell body

    From cell body to axon

    From dendrites to cell body.

    From axon to dendrites


    7.
    Question 7

    Between two neurons, information flows in which direction(s)?


    1 point

    From the synaptic terminal of one cell to the axon of another

    From the axon of one cell to the synaptic terminal of another

    From the dendrite of one cell to the synaptic terminal of another


    From the synaptic terminal of one cell to the dendrite of another

    None of the above


    8.
    Question 8

    Which of the following is true of myelin?

    1 point

    It covers all axons in the central nervous system

    It covers some of the axons in the peripheral nervous system

    It increases the speed at which action potentials travel in some axons and
    decreases it in others

    Losing myelin will increase the conduction velocity of action potentials

    None of the above


    9.
    Question 9

    Motoneurons are very special cells. Which of the following are true of these
    special neurons? Check all that apply.

    1 point

    Are needed for voluntary movement

    Have dendrites

    Have an axon that leaves the central nervous system

    Receive synaptic input

    Innervate voluntary muscles such as the quadriceps or biceps


    10.
    Question 10

    An intracranial tumor is least likely to be made up of which type of cells?


    1 point

    Lung cells

    Neurons

    Pituitary cells

    Astrocytes

    Arachnoid cells
    11.
    Question 11

    Toxins and viruses are large molecules that enter the body through a barrier tissue
    such as the skin, lungs or gut. But they do not have free access to the central
    nervous system. Which of the following routes could a toxin or virus travel to
    reach the CNS?
    1 point

    A toxin or virus could be transported by a peripheral neuron into the central


    neurvous system

    A toxin or virus could directly infect a central neuron

    A toxin or virus could cross the dura

    A toxin or virus could cross the pia

    A toxin or virus could travel through the blood stream to enter the CNS

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