List the blood vessels that a drop of blood will pass through as it leaves the head and travels toward the heart: 1. External jugular vein 2. Anterior vena cava 3. Subclavian vein 4. Brachiocephalic vein
A) 1, 3, 4, 2
B) 1, 2, 3, 4
C) 1, 4, 2, 3
D) 1, 4, 3, 2
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Question 2) In humans, the posterior vena cava is called the ________.
A) superior vena cava
B) inferior vena cava
C) pulmonary vein
D) jugular vein
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Question 3) Ependymal cells ________.
A) are a type of macrophage
B) are a type of neuron
C) contribute to the production of cerebrospinal fluid
D) myelinate the CNS axons
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Question 4) The chemicals that are released at the synapse from the synaptic terminal are ________.
A) neurotransmitters
B) ions
C) cholinesterase
D) None of the listed responses is correct.
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Question 5) List the blood vessels that a drop of blood will pass through as it leaves the abdominal aorta and moves distally toward the paw of the hindlimb: 1. Femoral artery 2. External iliac 3. Posterior tibial artery 4. Popliteal artery
A) 2, 1, 4, 3
B) 2, 3, 4, 1
C) 3, 1, 2, 4
D) 3, 2, 1, 4
E) 2, 4, 1, 3
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Question 6) The term central nervous system refers to the ________.
A) brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
B) autonomic nervous system
C) brain and spinal cord
D) spinal cord and spinal nerves
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Question 7) An impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another nerve cell via the ________.
A) synapse
B) cell body
C) receptor
D) effector
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Question 8) Which of the following is NOT a function of the autonomic nervous system?
A) innervation of skeletal muscles
B) innervation of glands
C) innervation of smooth muscle
D) innervation of cardiac muscle
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Question 9) Like humans, pigs have a common iliac artery that gives rise to the external and internal iliac arteries.
A) True
B) False
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Question 10) The membrane covering the axon is called the ________.
A) neurolemma
B) myelin sheath
C) axolemma
D) white matter