Biolog.

Psych I MC Fragen zur VO

Prof. Silani
Kapitel 1: Neuroscience Past,
Present, and Future UND Kapitel 2:
Neurons and Glia

C) ability of an electrical charge to

migrate from one point to another
D) inability of an electrical charge to
migrate from one point to another
3.) Ohm's Law: +
A) I = V/R
B) I = g/R
C) I = V/g
D) I = VR

1.) When has the basic structure of

the neuron first been described? +
A) XVII century
B) XVIII century
C) XIX century
D) XX century

4.) The Equilibrium Potential of

potassium is:
A) -62 mV
B) 80 mV
C) -80 mV
D) 62 mV

2.) Which level of analysis classifies

different types of neurons?
A) molecular
B) cellular
C) systemic
D) behavioral

5.) Which statement about SodiumPotassium pumps is not correct? +

A) they use energy in order to move ions
against concentration forces
B) they pump K inside and Na outside
the cell
C) they pump more Na outside than K
inside the cell
D) they are all correct

3.) In which part of the soma are

proteins produced?
A) nucleus
B) rough ER
C) Golgi Apparatus
D) smooth ER
4.) Which site of the DNA is the
coding region? +
A) promoter
B) intron
C) terminator
D) exon

Kapitel 4: The Action Potential

1.) In the description of the AP,
overshoot means:
A) inflow of positive charged ions
B) inflow of negative charged ions
C) reversal of the membrane resting
potential
D) none of them

5.) Synaptical vesicles are numerous

in: +
A) axon hillock
B) soma
C) axon terminal
D) dendrites

2.) Treshold for the rising of an AP

is:
A) -80 mV
B) -65 mV
C) -40 mV
D) 0 mV

Kapitel 3: The Neural Membrane at

Rest
1.) Phospholipids are characterized
by:
A) hydrophilic head and tail
B) hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
C) hydrophobic head and tail
D) hydrophobic head and hydrophilic tail

3.) Absolute refractory period is due

to: +
A) inactivation of K channels
B) inactivation of Na channels
C) inactivation of Ca channels
D) inactivation of Cl channels

2.) Electrical potential represents:

A) difference in charge btw. cathode and
anode
B) difference in concentration of a
cathode or anode

4.) Schwann cells are present in the:

+
A) CNS

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B) PNS
C) ANS
D) all of them

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D) immunocytochemistry
5.) Which factor does not influence
conduction velocity in the axon? +
A) axonal diameter
B) number of voltage gated channels
C) number of ion pumps
D) presence of myelin

2.) Epinephrine is synthesized from

+
A) choline
B) tyrosin
C) tryptophan
D) glutamat
3.) GABA is synthesized from +
A) choline
B) tyrosine
C) tryptophan
D) glutamat

Kapitel 5: Synaptic Transmission

1.) Gap junction is present in:
A) chemical synapses
B) neuromuscular junction
C) electrical synapses
D) none of them

4.) Which one is not an amino acid?

+
A) GABA
B) glutamat
C) Serotonin
D) glycerine

2.) Amine are synthesized in: - -/+

A) nucleus
B) soma
C) axon hillock
D) axon terminal

5.) AMPA are receptor subtypes of:

+
A) acetylcholine
B) glycerine
C) glutamat
D) norepinephrine

3.) Exocytosis is stimulated by the

release of: +
A) Sodium
B) Potassium
C) Chloride
D) Calcium

Kapitel 7: The Central Nervous

System

4.) Which of these neurotransmitter

generates an IPSP?
A) Glutamate
B) Glycine
C) Acetylcholine
D) Dopamine

FEHLT

Kapitel 8: The Chemical Senses

1.) Foliate Papillae are mainly
present in which part of the tongue?
A) Top
B) Back
C) Side
D) Everywhere

5.) In the NE Beta receptor example,

which element is called second
messenger? +
A) G-protein
B) Adenylyl Cyclase
C) cAMP
D) Protein kinase

2.) The transduction of which taste

is modulated by binding to bad
blocking of ion channels?
A) Bitterness
B) Umami
C) Sourness
D) Saltiness

Kapitel 6: Neurotransmitter Systems

1.) Which of these methods is not
used to study neurotransmitter: +
A) microinophresis
B) in situ hybridization
C) voxel-based morphomey(sicher falsch
geschrieben)

3.) Which tastes depend on similar

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transductory processes? A) Umami and Sourness
B) Umami and Bitterness
C) Bitterness and sourness
D) All of them

light
C) Bipolar Cells that depolarize to light
D) Bipolar Cells that hyperpolarize to
light
Kapitel 10: The Central Visual
System

4.) Which thalamic nucleus is part of

gustatory pathway ?
A) VPMN
B) NLN
C) LGN
D) MDN

1.) The correct order of the visual

pathway from radiation to cortex is?
A) Optic nerve, LGN, optic tract, optic
radiation
B) Optic tract, LGN, optic nerve, optic
radiation
C) Optic nerv, optic tract, LGN, optic
radiation
D) Optic nerv, optic radiation, LGN, optic
tract

5.) In the olfactory system glomeruli

are localized in:
A) Olfactory cells
B) Olfactory laura yeah
C) Olfactory bulb
D) Olfactory epithelium

2.) In the optic chiasm the

information crossed comes from? -/+
A) Left visid field
B) Night visid field
C) Temporal retina
D) Nasal retina

Kapitel 9: The Eye

1.) The wavelength of visible
spectrum is between? +
A) 200-500nm
B) 300-600nm
C) 400-700nm
D) 300-800nm

3. Which layers of the LGN contain

magnocellular cells? +
A) 3456
B) 56
C) 1234
D) 1,2

2.) Which part of the retina is blind?

+
A) Mocula
B) Optic disk
C) Pupil
D) Fovea

4. Which layers of the visual cortex

has binocular receptive fields? L
A) IVC
B) V
C) III
D) VI

3.) Which is the site of the most

refractive power +
A) Sclera
B) Pupil
C) Cornea
D) Lens

5.) Which of these areas are not part

of the ventral visual stream? +
A) V1
B) V2
C) V3
D) They are all part of it!

4.) Amacrine cells are localized in ? L

A) Inner plexiform layer
B) Outer plexiform layer
C) Outer nuclear layer
D) Inner nuclear layer

Kapitel 11: The Auditory and

Vestibular Systems

5.) Centro on cells are ?

A) Photoreceptor that depolarize to light
B) Photoreceptor that hyperpolarize to

1.) The Attenuation reflex ist due to

L

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a. movement of the tympani membrane
b. movement of the ossicles
c. contraction of the stapedius muscle
d. contraction of the oval window

3.) In the spinal cord, where are the

secondary sensory neuron localized?
+
a. dorsal horn
b. ventral horn
c. intermediate zone
d. lissauer zone

2.) Cochlea is part of +

a. outer ear
b. middle ear
c. inner ear
d. auditory pathway

4.) Which one is the primary sensory

area? a. 1
b. 2
c. 3a
d. 3b

3.) Which membrane is deformated

by the movement of the perilymph?
L
a.reissner
b. tectorial
c. basilar
d. reticular

5.) In the spinothalamic tract, the

decussation of the fibres take place
in: a. medulla
b. thalamus
c. spinal cord
d. cerebral cortex

4.) Which of these structures

respond agular acceleration?
a. utricule
b. saccule
c. semicircular canal
d. none of them

Kapitel 13: The Motor System PART I

5.) In A1 (primary auditory cortex)

low to high frequency is
represented: +
a. from anterior to posterior
b. from posterior to anterior
c. from dorsal to ventral
d. from ventral to dorsal

1) In which region oft he spinal cord

the lower motor neurons synapse: L
a. Dorsal horn
b. Intermediate zone
c. Lissauer zone
d. Ventral home
2) What is a motor unit: +
a. All the muscle that are involved in
performing a movement
b. All the muscel innervated by an alpha
neuron
c. All the muscle innervate by a gamma
neuron
d. All the muscle fibres and the alpha
neuron that innervates them

Kapitel 12: The Somato-Sensory

System
1.) Which sensory receptors have
large receptive fields and slow
adaption? L
a. pagnian corpuscles
b. ruffinis endings
c. meissners cospuscles
d. merkels disc

3) Thick filaments contain: a. Myosin

b. Actin
c. Acethylcolin
d. Troponin

2.) Which part of the body is wider

represented in the primary sensory
cortex? +
a. ear
b. mouth
c. eye
d. nose

4) The myotatic reflex is due to

synapses btw: +
a. 1b and alpha neuron

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b. 1a and gamma neuron
c. 1a and the alphaneuron
d. 1b and the gamma neuron
5) Golgi tendon organ receive
information about: +
a. Lenght
b. Tension
c. Contraction
d. propioception

Kapitel 14: The Motor System PART

II
1) which of these tract is not one of
the ventromedial pathway +
a. tectrospinal tract
b. rubrospinal tract
c. vestibulospinal tract
d. reticospinal tract
2) basal ganglia project to L
a. VLo
b. VLV
c. VPo
d. VPc
3) Which of these symptoms is not
observed in parkinson disease: +
a. Bradykinesia
b. Tremor
c. Dyskinesia
d. Rigidity
4) Wich on is the primary motor
area: +
a. 4
b. SMA
c.PMA
d. All oft hem
5) VLc projects to: +
a. Area 4
b. Area 6 PMA
c. Area 6 SMA
d. All oft hem

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4a
5c

LSUNGEN

Kapitel 9
1c
2b
3c
4a
5c

Kapitel 1+2
1c
2b
3b
4d
5c

Kapitel 10
1c
2d
3d
4c
5d

Kapitel 3
1b
2a
3a
4c
5d

Kapitel 11
1c
2c
3c
4c
5a

Kapitel 4
1c
2c
3b
4b
5c
Kapitel 5
1c
2d
3d
4b
5c

Kapitel 12
1b
2b
3a
4d
5c

Kapitel 6
1c
2b
3d
4c
5c

Kapitel 13
1d
2d
3a
4c
5b

Kapitel 8
1c
2c
3d

Kapitel 14
1b
2a
3c
4a
5a