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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.
rewiring
C.
neurodevelopment
D.
psychological development
E.
neuroplasticity
Question #2
A zygote divides to form
A.
two sperm cells
B.
two zygotes
C.
two ova
D.
a sperm cell and an ovum
E.
two daughter cells.
Question #3
The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the
A.
neural plate
B.
growth cones
C.
neural grove
D.
neural growth factors
E.
neural tube
Question #4
The neural plate is a patch of
A.
multipolar neurons
B.
endodermal tissue
C.
ectodermal tissue
D.
mesoderm
E.
growth cones
Question #5
A developing cell that is totipotent
A.
is capable of developing into any type of cell in the organism
B.
is totally developed and will not differentiate.
C.
is totally committed to one cell type for life.
D.
is entirely potent in excitation or inhibition
E.
cannot divide
Question #6
The very first cells to develop in the embryo are
A.
multipolar
B.
totipotent
C.
bipolar
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.
ependymal
B.
pluripotent
C.
ventricular
D.
totipotent
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.
multipolar
C.
pluripotent
D.
unipolar
E.
multipotent
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.
daughter cells
B.
ectodermal cells
C.
multipolar cells
D.
embryonic stem cells
E.
zygotes
Question #10
Many cells of the neural tube have lost their pluripotency, and their fates have become
A.
totally specified.
B.
mesodermal
C.
more specified
D.
neural plates
E.
totipotent
Question #11
The neural plate develops directly into the
A.
neural groove
B.
PNS
C.
brain
D.
CNS
E.
neural tube
Question #12
The neural groove develops into the neural
A.
cord
B.
mesoderm
C.
plate
D.
tube
E.
endoderm
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.
forebrain
B.
midbrain
C.
brain
D.
hindbrain
E.
ventricles
Question #14
By 40 days after conception, swellings are clearly visible at the anterior end of the neural tube. There are
A.
4
B.
64
C.
2
D.
3
E.
32
Question #15
After the formation of the neural tube, the number of cells destined to become part of the adult nervous system
A.
increases rapidly
B.
quickly doubles and then declines
C.
stays the same until the end of the neural-plate phase
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.
midbrain
B.
hindbrain zone
C.
ventricular zone
D.
ventricles
Question #17
Most neural proliferation in the developing neural tube occurs in the layer adjacent to
A.
the marginal zone
B.
the fluid-filled central canal
C.
the cortex
D.
the neural crest
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.
rapid
C.
circuitous
D.
tangential
E.
intermediate
Question #20
There seem to be two different mechanisms of neural migration: glia-mediated migration and
A.
growth cone translocation
B.
somal translocation
C.
neural cresting
D.
pioneer migration
E.
amoeboid migration
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