Neuroanatomy Exam Questions And 100% Correct
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A neuron can have more than one of which of the following?
A. axon
B. dendrite
C. soma
D. nucleus
E. More than one of the above are correct - ANSWER B. dendrite
A neuron can receive synapses on its.
A. axon
B. dendrite
C. soma
D. nucleus
E. More than one of the above are correct - ANSWER E. more than one of the above are
correct
The most typical sequence of flow of information through a neuron is.
A. dendrite > soma > axon > synapse
B. synapse > axon > soma > dendrite
C. soma > dendrite > axon > synapse
D. dendrite > axon > soma > synapse - ANSWER A. dendrite > soma > axon > synapse
Which of the following is the most posterior lobe of the cerebral cortex in the adult
human brain?
,A. limbic
B. parietal
C. occipital
D. temporal
E. frontal - ANSWER C. occipital
Which of the following is the primary germ layer in an early embryo that gives rise to the
nervous system?
A. hypoblast
B. ectoderm
C. endoderm
D. mesoderm
E. blastoderm - ANSWER B. ectoderm
The neural retina develops from what part of the early embryo?
A. forebrain
B. hindbrain
C. midbrain
D. neural crest
E. mesoderm - ANSWER A. forebrain
Cells in the midline of the embryonic neural plate will become what part of the neural
tube?
A. roof plate
B. floor plate
C. alar plate
D. basal plate
E. home plate - ANSWER B. floor plate
, There are four major periods in the cell cycle. Assuming that G1 is a starting point,
which of the following shows the correct sequence of the four periods?
A. G1 > G2 > M > S
B. G1 > M > G2 > S
C. G1 > M > S > G2
D. G1 > S > G2 > M
E. G1 > S > M > G2 - ANSWER D. G1 > S > G2 > M
Neurons in the adult that are receptors for pain develop from what part of the embryonic
nervous system?
A. forebrain
B. hindbrain
C. midbrain
D. neural crest
E. mesoderm - ANSWER D. neural crest
CSF flows through the brain ventricular system. What is the correct sequence of flow?
A. subarachnoid space > CA > lateral > third > fourth
B. space subarachnoid > lateral > third > CA > fourth
C. lateral > third > CA > fourth > subarachnoid space
D. lateral > third > fourth > CA > subarachnoid space
E. lateral > CA > third > fourth > subarachnoid space - ANSWER C. lateral > third > CA >
fourth > subarachnoid space
Several layers of meninges cover the brain. What is the order of these from skull to the
surface of the brain?
A. dura > arachnoid > subarachnoid space > pia
B. arachnoid > subarachnoid space> pia > dura
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