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BODY ORGANIZATION OF ORGANISMS

Multiple choices:

Classical questions:

1. Which of the following is NOT a component of living

organisms?
A) Cell
B) Population
C) Tissue
D) Organ

1. Explain all types of the body membranes with their

secretions and functions.

Fill in the blanks:

1. ____________

deals with the structures of

organisms while ____________

deals with the

functions of organisms.
2. Cells are composed of _____ ________, __________
and ___________.
3. ____________ and ___________ systems together
form the locomotion system.
4. ________ are the simplest structural elements of all
matters.
5. All metabolic activities are performed in _________.
Definitions:

Matching:
a. Skeletal system

__ transportation

b. Excretory system

__ breaking down

c. Circulatory system

__ energy production

d. Digestive system

__ removing wastes

e. Respiratory system

__ movement

1. Unicellular:
Labeling:
2. Organ:

3. System:

4. Homeostasis:

5. Cell:

Short answers:
1. Write types of body fluids with their amounts.

________________________________________________________________________HUMAN ANATOMY
ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Multiple choices:
1. Which of the following is the basic cell type of
nervous system?
A) Erythrocytes
B) Chondrocytes
C) Dendrite
D) Neuron
2. Which of the following parts constitute a neuron?
A) A cell body, dendrites, and Schwann cells
B) A cell body, dendrites, and an axon
C) A cell body, dendrites, and glial cells
D) None of above is correct
3. Which of the following best describes a nerve
signal?
A) The passage of hormones through the membrane of
a neuron
B) The flow of electricity along a neuron
C) The passage of ions through the membrane of a
neuron
D) The flow of neurotransmitter along a neuron
4. What is the name of the space between an axon of
one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron?
A) Synaptic terminal
B) Synaptic cleft
C) Synaptic hole
D) Internodes
5. How is an impulse transmitted along a myelinated
axon?
A) It jumps from oligodendrocyte to Schwann cell
B) It jumps from node of Ranvier to Schwann cell
C) It jumps from node of Ranvier to node of Ranvier
D) It jumps from Schwann cell to Schwann cell
6. What part of a neuron transmit signals chemically
from one neuron to another neuron?
A) Axon
B) Dendrite
C) Synaptic cleft
D) Schwann cell
7. Which one describes the path of a nerve impulse
through a neuron?
A) Cell body-Axon-Dendrite
B) Dendrite-Cell body-Axon
C) Axon-Cell body-Dendrite
D) Dendrite-axon-cell body

8. In which part of the neurons neurotransmitter

molecules in vesicles are located?
A) Within the cell body
B) Within myelin
C) Within the synaptic knob
D) Within dendrites
9. Which type of neuron transmits impulses to the
central nervous system?
A) Autonomic neuron
B) Somatic neuron
C) Sensory neuron
D) Motor neuron
10. Which of the following is the example of
effectors?
A) Adrenal glands
B) Touch receptors
C) The motor cortex
D) The retina
11. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) Sensory neurons generally transmit information to
the CNS
B) Motor neurons transmit information to the central
nervous system
C) Interneurons are found in brain and spinal cord
D) Motor and sensory neurons are parts of the
peripheral nervous system
12. Which of the following structures is produced by
Schwann cells?
A) Myelin sheath
B) Dura mater
C) Nodes of Ranvier
D) Pia mater
13. In which part of the neuron most of the neuron
cytoplasm is located?
A) Cell body
B) Axon
C) Dendrites
D) Synaptic terminals
14. Which of the following contribute to the resting
potential of a neuron?
A) Presence of ion channels
B) Sodium-potassium pumps
C) Differences in concentration of ions across the
membrane
D) Unstimulated neuron
15. How many millivolts is the resting potential of a
neuron?
A) +50
B) +35
C) -55
D) -70
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Fill in the blanks:

Classical questions:

1. A neuron consists of __________, ______ ________

1. Explain each neuron type according to their

projections and functions.

and __________.
2. The tine gap between two neurons is ____________
_____________.
3. Some chemicals called ___________________ carry
impulse from a neuron to the next cell.
4. The neuron before synaptic cleft is ______________
cell and the cell after synaptic cleft is ______________
cell.
Definitions:

2. Explain the mechanism of impulse transmission.

1. Neuron:

2. Schwann cells:

3. Nodes of Ranvier:

4. Impulse:
Labeling:
5. Synapse:

Short answers:
1. Write the parts of a neuron and their functions.

2. Explain the structure of an axon.

3. Explain all or none law.

__________
3

__________

__________

________________________________________________________________________HUMAN ANATOMY
ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Multiple choices:
1. Which one of the following structures constitutes
the human forebrain?
A) Cerebrum and medulla oblongata
B) Thalamus, epithalamus and hypothalamus
C) Cerebellum and medulla oblongata
D) Pons and cerebellum
2. Which of the following is NOT part of the central
nervous system (CNS)?
A) Medulla oblongata
B) Spinal cord
C) Cerebellum
D) Sympathetic nerve
3. A woman is admitted to the hospital suffering from
an abnormal low blood pressure, low body
temperature and extreme thirst.
What portion of the brain was probably injured?
A) Hypothalamus
B) Cerebellum
C) Cerebrum
D) Medulla oblongata
4. Which parts of the brain connected by the corpus
callosum?
A) Spinal cord and pons
B) Cerebellum and spinal cord
C) Right and left cerebral hemispheres
D) Pituitary and the hypothalamus
5. The spinal cord is protected by____________.
A) Cerebrospinal fluid
B) Breast bone
C) Vertebrae
D) Skin
6. _____________ serves as a center of reflex actions?
A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Medulla
D) Spinal cord
7. ___________ is the control center for involuntary
activities such as breathing and heartbeat.
A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Medulla oblongata
D) Spinal cord

9. Which of the following is under the control the

autonomic nervous system?
A) Sight
B) Thinking
C) Digestion
D) Hearing
10. Organisms respond to the external stimuli within
the shortest way as in reflex.
Which of the following gives the correct order of
reflex arc?
A) Effector-Sensory neuron-Motor neuronInterneuron- Receptor
B) Receptor-Interneuron-Motor neuron-Sensory
neuron-Effector
C) Effector-Motor neuron-Sensory neuronInterneuron-Receptor
D) Receptor-Sensory neuron-Interneuron-Motor
neuron-Effector
11. The peripheral nervous system can be divided into
A) The sensory and motor divisions
B) The brain and spinal cord
C) The autonomic and somatic divisions
D) The somatic and sensory divisions
12. Which of the following body functions are
controlled by the autonomic nervous system?
A) Heart rate
B) Speaking
C) Voluntary movement
D) Jumping
Fill in the blanks:
1. The brain is protected by ___________, __________
and _____________ _________.
2. The brain consists of ____________, ____________
and ______________.
3. _________ _________ is like a projection of spinal
cord in the brain and regulates many _____________
visceral activities.

8. ____________ controls balance and voluntary

muscular coordination.
A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Medulla
D) Spinal cord

4. _______ controls certain respiratory functions.

5. Peripheral nervous system connects _________ and
__________ _______ to the other organs.
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Definitions:

Classical questions:

1. Corpus callosum:

1. Explain peripheral nervous system with all parts

and their functions.

2. Cerebral cortex:

3. Thalamus:

4. Hypothalamus:

5. Cerebellum:
Labeling:
6. Brain stem:

Short answers:
1. Explain the functional areas of cerebral cortex with
their functions.

2. What is the result of crossover of nerves in medulla?

3. Explain reflex action and types of reflex.

________________________________________________________________________HUMAN ANATOMY
DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Classical questions:

4. Explain Parkinsons disease.

1. Explain Bells palsy.

2. Explain cerebral palsy.

5. Explain sciatica.

3. Motor neurone disease