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Question #1
The process of the growth of a fertilized egg into a mature nervous system is called
A.
neural growth
B.
neuroplasticity
C.
neurodevelopment
D.
rewiring
E.
psychological development
Question #2
A zygote divides to form
A.
two daughter cells.
B.
two sperm cells
C.
a sperm cell and an ovum
D.
two ova
E.
two zygotes
Question #3
The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the
A.
neural growth factors
B.
growth cones
C.
neural plate
D.
neural grove
E.
neural tube
Question #4
The neural plate is a patch of
A.
mesoderm
B.
ectodermal tissue
C.
growth cones
D.
endodermal tissue
E.
multipolar neurons
Question #5
A developing cell that is totipotent
A.
cannot divide
B.
is entirely potent in excitation or inhibition
C.
is totally committed to one cell type for life.
D.
is totally developed and will not differentiate.
E.
is capable of developing into any type of cell in the organism
Question #6
The very first cells to develop in the embryo are
A.
bipolar
B.
totipotent
C.
multipolar
D.
mesodermal
E.
myelinated
Question #7
Immature cells that have the potential to develop into many, but not all, classes of mature cells (e.g., blood, skin, hair, neurons) are called
A.
ventricular
B.
totipotent
C.
pluripotent
D.
ependymal
E.
multipolar
Question #8
Developing cells that have the potential to develop into neurons of any type but into no other class of body cells are said to be
A.
totipotent
B.
unipolar
C.
multipolar
D.
multipotent
E.
pluripotent
Question #9
Embryonic cells that have the potential for unlimited renewal and have the ability to develop into different kinds of mature cells if they are transplanted to different sites are often called
A.
zygotes
B.
ectodermal cells
C.
daughter cells
D.
embryonic stem cells
E.
multipolar cells
Question #10
Many cells of the neural tube have lost their pluripotency, and their fates have become
A.
neural plates
B.
totipotent
C.
mesodermal
D.
more specified
E.
totally specified.
Question #11
The neural plate develops directly into the
A.
neural groove
B.
CNS
C.
PNS
D.
neural tube
E.
brain
Question #12
The neural groove develops into the neural
A.
tube
B.
cord
C.
endoderm
D.
mesoderm
E.
plate
Question #13
By 40 days after conception, three swellings become visible at the anterior end of the human neural tube. The most anterior of these swellings eventually develops into the
A.
midbrain
B.
ventricles
C.
brain
D.
hindbrain
E.
forebrain
Question #14
By 40 days after conception, swellings are clearly visible at the anterior end of the neural tube. There are
A.
3
B.
2
C.
32
D.
64
E.
4
Question #15
After the formation of the neural tube, the number of cells destined to become part of the adult nervous system
A.
stays the same until the end of the neural-plate phase
B.
quickly doubles and then declines
C.
increases rapidly
D.
actually declines
E.
stays the same until the end of the neural-groove phase
Question #16
Most cell division in the developing neural tube occurs in the
A.
ventricular zone
B.
ventricles
C.
hindbrain zone
D.
midbrain
Question #17
Most neural proliferation in the developing neural tube occurs in the layer adjacent to
A.
the fluid-filled central canal
B.
the neural crest
C.
the marginal zone
D.
the cortex
E.
layer 6
Question #18
Many new neural tube cells migrate radially
A.
to the ventricular zone
B.
along axons of other neurons
C.
all of these
D.
along radial glial cells
Question #19
In addition to the radial migration of developing neurons, there is considerable __________ migration.
A.
axonal
B.
intermediate
C.
tangential
D.
circuitous
E.
rapid
Question #20
There seem to be two different mechanisms of neural migration: glia-mediated migration and
A.
amoeboid migration
B.
somal translocation
C.
neural cresting
D.
growth cone translocation
E.
pioneer migration
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