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Question #1
The process of the growth of a fertilized egg into a mature nervous system is called
A.
psychological development
B.
neural growth
C.
neuroplasticity
D.
rewiring
E.
neurodevelopment
Question #2
A zygote divides to form
A.
two daughter cells.
B.
two zygotes
C.
a sperm cell and an ovum
D.
two ova
E.
two sperm cells
Question #3
The first major phase of neurodevelopment is induction of the
A.
neural plate
B.
neural tube
C.
neural growth factors
D.
growth cones
E.
neural grove
Question #4
The neural plate is a patch of
A.
growth cones
B.
multipolar neurons
C.
mesoderm
D.
endodermal tissue
E.
ectodermal tissue
Question #5
A developing cell that is totipotent
A.
is capable of developing into any type of cell in the organism
B.
is entirely potent in excitation or inhibition
C.
is totally committed to one cell type for life.
D.
cannot divide
E.
is totally developed and will not differentiate.
Question #6
The very first cells to develop in the embryo are
A.
mesodermal
B.
multipolar
C.
myelinated
D.
bipolar
E.
totipotent
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.
totipotent
B.
ependymal
C.
pluripotent
D.
ventricular
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.
pluripotent
B.
multipolar
C.
unipolar
D.
multipotent
E.
totipotent
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.
multipolar cells
B.
embryonic stem cells
C.
ectodermal cells
D.
daughter cells
E.
zygotes
Question #10
Many cells of the neural tube have lost their pluripotency, and their fates have become
A.
totipotent
B.
more specified
C.
mesodermal
D.
totally specified.
E.
neural plates
Question #11
The neural plate develops directly into the
A.
neural tube
B.
brain
C.
PNS
D.
CNS
E.
neural groove
Question #12
The neural groove develops into the neural
A.
plate
B.
tube
C.
cord
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.
hindbrain
B.
midbrain
C.
brain
D.
ventricles
E.
forebrain
Question #14
By 40 days after conception, swellings are clearly visible at the anterior end of the neural tube. There are
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
32
E.
64
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-groove phase
B.
quickly doubles and then declines
C.
actually declines
D.
increases rapidly
E.
stays the same until the end of the neural-plate phase
Question #16
Most cell division in the developing neural tube occurs in the
A.
ventricles
B.
ventricular zone
C.
midbrain
D.
hindbrain zone
Question #17
Most neural proliferation in the developing neural tube occurs in the layer adjacent to
A.
layer 6
B.
the marginal zone
C.
the fluid-filled central canal
D.
the neural crest
E.
the cortex
Question #18
Many new neural tube cells migrate radially
A.
all of these
B.
along radial glial cells
C.
along axons of other neurons
D.
to the ventricular zone
Question #19
In addition to the radial migration of developing neurons, there is considerable __________ migration.
A.
rapid
B.
axonal
C.
circuitous
D.
tangential
E.
intermediate
Question #20
There seem to be two different mechanisms of neural migration: glia-mediated migration and
A.
somal translocation
B.
growth cone translocation
C.
pioneer migration
D.
amoeboid migration
E.
neural cresting
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