Neurons and glial cells

Name of the primary cells that send information through the nervous system?

• Neurons

• Axons

• Dendrites

• Neuroglia

Collective name for the cells that support neurons in the nervous system?

• Neurons

• Astrocytes

• Dendrites

• Neuroglia

What type of neuroglial cell helps form the blood-brain barrier?

• Astrocyte

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglial

• Ependymal

In the central nervous system, ________ produce the fatty myelin sheath on neurons

• Ependymal cells

• Schwann cells

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglia

In the peripheral nervous system, _______ form the fatty myelin sheath on neurons

• Astrocytes

• Schwann cells

• Oligodendrocytes

• Microglia

What type of cells are responsible for active immune defence in the central nervous system?

• Dendrites

• Ependymal cells

• Microglia

• Schwann cells

The function of ependymal cells is to

• Protect the neuron axon

• Maintain the health of the neuron

• Circulate the cerebrospinal fluid

• Insulate electrical impulses

The part of the neuron that typically conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body is the ________.

• Dendrite

• Cell body

• Synaptic cleft

• Axon

What is the primary neurotransmitter lacking in Parkinson’s disease?

•  Serotonin

•  Acetylcholine

•  Dopamine

• GABA

Which of the following is not a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease?

• Tremor

•  Rigidity

• Akinetic movement

• Increased appetite