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Quiz on Neuron Structure & Function for Anatomy & Physiology

This quiz on the neural structure will help you when you are studying for your exam in A & P. In Anatomy & Physiology, you will have to know the structure of a neuron and how each structure functions. For instance, as a student you must be familiar with how the axon and dendrites carry electrical signals and how Schwann cells form the myelin sheath of the axon.

 

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge on this material. In addition, you will want to check out our other Anatomy & Physiology quizzes.

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Anatomy & Physiology Quiz of the Neuron

Neuron Anatomy Quiz

1. The nervous system consists of _________?

a. Nervous Tissue

b. Nervous Muscle

c. Fibularis Longus

d. Cells

The answer is a. Nervous Tissue.

2. This type of nervous tissue is excitable nerve cells that transmit electrical signals?

a. Embryonic Tissue

b. Autonomic Cells

c. Supports Cells

d. Neurons

The answer is d. Neurons.

3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a neuron?

a. They do not divide.

b. They have longevity.

c. They originate around the embryonic pharynx.

d. They have a high metabolic rate.

The answer is c. They originate around the embryonic pharynx.

4. This is also called the soma of the neuron and has a single nucleus that is surrounded by cytoplasm?

a. Nissl Bodies

b. Cell Body

c. Ganglion

d. Neurofibrils

The answer is b. Cell Body.

5. This part of the neuron is found in the center of the cell body and is spherical/clear?

a. Nucleus

b. Nissl Body

c. Mitochondria

d. Lysosome

The answer is a. Nucleus.

6. This is found in the cytoplasm and continually renews the membrane of the cell?

a. Chromatophilic Nissl Bodies

b. Axon

c. Dendrite

d. Neurofibrils

The answer is a. Chromatophilic Nissl Bodies.

7. This is a bundle of intermediate filaments that run in a network with the chromatophilic bodies and help keep the cell from being pulled apart?

a. Schwann Cells

b. Neurofibrils

c. Axon Collateral

d. Axon Terminal

The answer is b. Neurofibrils.

8. True or False: Dendrites conduct electrical signals away from the cell body.

False

True

The answer is False. They conduct signals TOWARD.

9. True or False: Axons conduct nerve impulses away from the cell body.

False

True

The answer is true.

10. __________ form myelin sheaths around axons.

a. Schwann Cells

b. Neurofibrils

c. The Cell Body

d. Nissl Bodies

The answer is a. Schwann Cells.

11. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a neuron?

a. They do not divide.

b. They have longevity.

c. They originate around the embryonic pharynx.

d. They have a high metabolic rate.

The answer is c. They originate around the embryonic pharynx.

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