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Question #1
The process of the growth of a fertilized egg into a mature nervous system is called
A.
neurodevelopment
B.
neural growth
C.
psychological development
D.
rewiring
E.
neuroplasticity
Question #2
A zygote divides to form
A.
a sperm cell and an ovum
B.
two ova
C.
two zygotes
D.
two daughter cells.
E.
two sperm cells
Question #3
The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the
A.
growth cones
B.
neural plate
C.
neural grove
D.
neural growth factors
E.
neural tube
Question #4
The neural plate is a patch of
A.
mesoderm
B.
ectodermal tissue
C.
endodermal tissue
D.
multipolar neurons
E.
growth cones
Question #5
A developing cell that is totipotent
A.
is totally committed to one cell type for life.
B.
is capable of developing into any type of cell in the organism
C.
cannot divide
D.
is totally developed and will not differentiate.
E.
is entirely potent in excitation or inhibition
Question #6
The very first cells to develop in the embryo are
A.
mesodermal
B.
bipolar
C.
totipotent
D.
myelinated
E.
multipolar
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.
multipolar
B.
pluripotent
C.
ependymal
D.
totipotent
E.
ventricular
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.
multipotent
B.
totipotent
C.
unipolar
D.
pluripotent
E.
multipolar
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.
zygotes
C.
embryonic stem cells
D.
ectodermal cells
E.
multipolar cells
Question #10
Many cells of the neural tube have lost their pluripotency, and their fates have become
A.
more specified
B.
mesodermal
C.
totally specified.
D.
neural plates
E.
totipotent
Question #11
The neural plate develops directly into the
A.
PNS
B.
brain
C.
CNS
D.
neural tube
E.
neural groove
Question #12
The neural groove develops into the neural
A.
cord
B.
plate
C.
tube
D.
mesoderm
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.
brain
B.
midbrain
C.
ventricles
D.
forebrain
E.
hindbrain
Question #14
By 40 days after conception, swellings are clearly visible at the anterior end of the neural tube. There are
A.
32
B.
3
C.
2
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.
quickly doubles and then declines
B.
increases rapidly
C.
stays the same until the end of the neural-groove phase
D.
stays the same until the end of the neural-plate phase
E.
actually declines
Question #16
Most cell division in the developing neural tube occurs in the
A.
ventricular zone
B.
hindbrain zone
C.
midbrain
D.
ventricles
Question #17
Most neural proliferation in the developing neural tube occurs in the layer adjacent to
A.
layer 6
B.
the fluid-filled central canal
C.
the cortex
D.
the neural crest
E.
the marginal zone
Question #18
Many new neural tube cells migrate radially
A.
to the ventricular zone
B.
all of these
C.
along axons of other neurons
D.
along radial glial cells
Question #19
In addition to the radial migration of developing neurons, there is considerable __________ migration.
A.
circuitous
B.
tangential
C.
rapid
D.
intermediate
E.
axonal
Question #20
There seem to be two different mechanisms of neural migration: glia-mediated migration and
A.
neural cresting
B.
pioneer migration
C.
amoeboid migration
D.
growth cone translocation
E.
somal translocation
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