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Neurilemma is name for :

  1. Plasmamembrane of axon

  2. Coating formed by myelin sheath

  3. Covering of schwann cells

  4. Connective tissue covering of nerve fasciculus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Neurilemma is the outermost covering of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron. It is also known as neurolemma.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Covering formed by Schwann cells.'

Which one of the following pairs of structures distinguishes a nerve cell from other cell types?

  1. Vacuoles and fibres

  2. Flagellum and medullary sheath

  3. Nucleus and mitochondria

  4. Perikaryon and dendrites


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The vacuole is membrane bound organelle present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells. The flagellum is an appendage, that protrudes from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and some eukaryotic cells. Nucleus and mitochondria are membrane bound organelles present in almost all cells. Perikaryon, also called cyton is the bulbous end of a neuron containing cell nucleus. Dendrites are the short cytoplasmic processes of the cell body of the neuron, which receives stimulus from other neurons. 
So, the correct answer is option D.

In peripheral nervous system, the nerves are made up exclusively from the

  1. Dendrons

  2. Axons

  3. Nodes of Ranvier

  4. Nissl body


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nerves are made up of bundles of the axons of nerve cells. A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of axons (long, slender projections of neurons) in the peripheral nervous system.

'Nodes of Ranvier' are found in 

  1. Brain

  2. Heart

  3. Axon

  4. Eye


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nodes of Ranvier are periodic gaps in the insulating sheath (myelin) on the axon of certain neurons, that serves to facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses. 

The action potential propagated by one node of Ranvier jumps to and is regenerated at the next node along the axon, thereby enabling the action potential to travel rapidly along the fiber.

The function of an axon is 

  1. Transformation of nerve impulse

  2. Reception of stimuli from neurons

  3. Reception of external stimuli

  4. Conduction of nerve impulse


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An axon is also known as a nerve fiber. It is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body. The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles and glands.

Sheath of Schwann occurs on 

  1. Neurons

  2. Axons

  3. Dendrons

  4. Neuroglia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Schwann cells also called as neurolemmocytes are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Myelinating Schwann cells wrap around axons of motor and sensory neurons to form the myelin sheath. 

What used to be described as Nissl granules in a nerve cell are now identified as?

  1. Cell metabolites

  2. Fat granules

  3. Ribosomes

  4. Mitochondria


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A Nissl granule is a large granular body found in neurons. These granules are rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) with rosettes of free ribosomes and are the site of protein synthesis.

Dendrites are associated with which system?

  1. Nervous system

  2. Digestive system

  3. Muscular system

  4. Blood vascular system


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dendrites are the branched projections of a neuron, that act to propagate the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.

The Nissl granules of nerve cells are made up of 

  1. Ribosome

  2. Protein

  3. DNA

  4. Mitochondria


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Nissl granule is a large granular body found in neurons. These granules are rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) with rosettes of free ribosomes and are the site of protein synthesis.

Nissl granules are found in 

  1. Liver cells

  2. Nerve cells

  3. Kidney

  4. Heart


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A Nissl body is also known as Nissl or tigroid substance. It is a large granular body found in neurons. These granules are rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) with rosettes of free ribosomes and are the sites of protein synthesis.