Morphology of Nervous System

Selftest

Which of the following layers of the cerebellar cortex contains Purkinje cells?

molecular layer

granular layer

ganglionic layer

Identify the layers of the cerebellar cortex:

Neurons that make up the majority of cell types within the central nervous system are:

Motor neurons

Sensory neurons

Interneurons

Which of the following is not the structural component of the blood-brain barrier?

complete covering of the endothelium with astrocytes foot-processes

zonulae occludentes between the capillary endothelial cells

complete covering of the endothelium by myelin sheath produced by oligodendrocytes

Which of the following is not the meningeal layer?

arachnoid

pia mater

dura mater

alma mater

Identify the specific structures of the spinal cord:

central canal	4 Unselect 1 Unselect 3 Unselect 2 Unselect
cornu dorsale	4 Unselect 1 Unselect 3 Unselect 2 Unselect
cornu ventrale	4 Unselect 1 Unselect 3 Unselect 2 Unselect
septum dorsale	4 Unselect 1 Unselect 3 Unselect 2 Unselect

Sattellite cells are:

sparsely placed fusiform neurons in the molecular layer of the cerebral cortex

supportive gliocytes surrounding the cell bodies of large neurons in the ganglia

specific glial cells involved in the formation the blood-brain-barrier

Arrange the layers of the cerebral cortex in the proper sequence (starting from the surface):

1	External granular layer Unselect Ganglionic layer Unselect Multiform layer Unselect Inner granular layer Unselect Pyramidal layer Unselect Molecular layer Unselect
2	External granular layer Unselect Ganglionic layer Unselect Multiform layer Unselect Inner granular layer Unselect Pyramidal layer Unselect Molecular layer Unselect
3	External granular layer Unselect Ganglionic layer Unselect Multiform layer Unselect Inner granular layer Unselect Pyramidal layer Unselect Molecular layer Unselect
4	External granular layer Unselect Ganglionic layer Unselect Multiform layer Unselect Inner granular layer Unselect Pyramidal layer Unselect Molecular layer Unselect
5	External granular layer Unselect Ganglionic layer Unselect Multiform layer Unselect Inner granular layer Unselect Pyramidal layer Unselect Molecular layer Unselect
6	External granular layer Unselect Ganglionic layer Unselect Multiform layer Unselect Inner granular layer Unselect Pyramidal layer Unselect Molecular layer Unselect