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1.
(1 point)
Oligodendrocytes are located in the _____.
PNS
CNS
2.
(1 point)
Schwann cells are located in the _____.
PNS
CNS
3.
(1 point)
Which of the following types of cells is the most common in the CNS?
Astrocytes
Oligocytes
Neurocytes
Celiac cells
4.
(1 point)
Which of the following is a regulatory protein in the cytoplasm that helps the processes at the synapse?
Calmodulin
Protein kinase
Ligand
Gap protein
5.
(1 point)
The primary effect of cocaine on the nervous system is that cocaine blocks the re-uptake of ____.
Monoamines
Transamines
Catecholamine
Monoamine oxidase
6.
(1 point)
Which of the following amino acids can function as a neurotransmitter in the CNS?
Leucine
Glutamic acid
Lysine
Valine
7.
(1 point)
Clostridium botulinum
releases this enzyme that destroys peptide bonds.
Amylase
Endopeptidases
Exopeptidases
Protein kinase
8.
(1 point)
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that attacks the _______ of neurons in the CNS.
Myelin sheaths
Axon terminals
Sodium channels
Nicotinic receptors
9.
(1 point)
Which of the following is not considered a type of synapse?
Dendrodendritic
Axosomatic
Axoaxonic
Denoaxonic
10.
(1 point)
The progression of a nerve impulse with the nodes of Ranvier is called _______.
Saltatory conduction
Transmission
Unmyelinated conduction
Relative conduction
11.
(1 point)
Supporting cells located within the CNS are collectively called _____.
Neuroglia
Astrocytes
Perikaryon
Satellite cells
12.
(1 point)
Which of the following types of cells line the ventricles and spinal cord?
Astrocytes
Schwann cells
Ependymal cells
Oligodendrocytes
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