Nervous Tissue Part 1: Structure and Function
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What is the role of neurofilaments in neurons?

  • To provide structural support to the neuron (correct)
  • To transmit sensory impulses
  • To connect motor and sensory neurons
  • To facilitate intracellular transport

What type of neuron transmits motor impulses from the CNS to muscles?

  • Sensory neurons
  • Motor neurons (correct)
  • Associative neurons
  • Interneurons

What is the site of contact between two successive neurons?

  • Synapse (correct)
  • Postsynaptic element
  • Presynaptic element
  • Synaptic cleft

What type of synapse involves the transmission of impulses through gap junctions?

<p>Electrical synapse (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of associative neurons?

<p>To connect both motor and sensory neurons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the part of the neuron that may be a dendrite, a cell body, or an axon?

<p>Postsynaptic element (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dilated part of the axon terminal?

<p>End foot (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of synapse involves the transmission of impulses through chemical transmitters?

<p>Chemical synapse (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system?

<p>Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of glial cells in the nervous system?

<p>Supportive, nutritive, and protective for nerve cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of neuron has only one fiber arising from each pole of the cell?

<p>Bipolar neuron (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the component of a neuron that contains the nucleus and cytoplasm?

<p>Cell body or perikaryon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the basophilic granules present in the cytoplasm of the cell body and dendrites?

<p>Nissl granules (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occupies the cytoplasmic matrix of the neuron in areas where there are no Nissl granules?

<p>Neurofilaments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most dominating type of neuron according to the number of processes?

<p>Multipolar neuron (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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