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Sanes Chapter 7 questions
[1] Does the weight of the human brain change after neurogenesis is complete?
[2] During development of the nervous system, programmed cell death is best
defined as
a. Post-mitotic nerve cells that fail to reach their post-synaptic targets die
b. Post-mitotic nerve cells actively die through protein synthesis and gene
transcription*
c. Depending upon the region of the brain 20% to 80% of differentiated post-
mitotic neurons degenerate during maturation
d. None of these is a good definition
[3] To escape programmed cell death neurons receive survival signals from
several sources; which one of these is NOT a source of these trophic factors?
[4] The general process by which programmed cell death usually occurs is called
a. Pyknosis
b. Phagocytosis
c. Apoptosis*
d. Enzyme cleavage of DNA
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[6] A second form of programmed cell death, though to possibly be a late stage, is
a. An autophagic process
b. An autolysosomic process
c. An autophagosomic process
d. All of these are correct*
a. Swell*
b. Shrink
c. Remain approximately the same size
d. None of these are correct
[8] The earliest stage of PCD eliminates some progenitor neural cells from the
proliferative zone.
a. True*
b. False
a. 50*
b. 20
c. 37
d. 67
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[11] Experiments that manipulate the afferent target of developing neurons such
as removing muscle or transplanting an extra limb bud have shown that
a. The number of neurons that die off due to PCD is relatively constant
b. The number of neurons that survive PCD varies according to the size of the
afferent target*
c. The number of neurons that survive PCD is relatively constant
d. There is little relationship between the size of the afferent target and the
number of neurons that survive PCD
[12] A disparity in the rate of PCD in pre- and post-synaptic nuclei in the
embryonic chick auditory system strongly suggests that
[13] Transient interactions of growing axons with nearby tissue, before the axons
reach their targets, have virtually no effect on neuron survival.
a. True
b. False*
[14] The Levi-Montalcini and Hamburger experiments in the early 1950’s, in which
mouse tumor cells were transplanted into chick hind limb, demonstrated for the
first time that
[15] The accidental discovery that snake venom had a growth-promoting effect on
sympathetic ganglia suggested that
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[16] Placing cells from a sarcoma tumor line into a chick embryo on the
chorioallantoic membrane, causes
a. True
b. False*
[19] Some neurons may be NGF dependent and independent, at different stages
of development.
a. True*
b. False
[20] When brain derived growth factor (BDNF), was first purified and its amino
acid sequence determined, its structure displayed a striking similarity to
a. NGF*
b. NT-3
c. NT-4/5
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d. NT-6
[21] The region of each neurotrophin that is responsible for its binding to a
specific receptor are
a. The unique amino acid sequences*
b. One or more of the six hydrophobic regions
c. The hodimers formed from the pro-peptides
d. All of these are true
[22] Different members of the neurotrophin family play a role in the survival of
a. Species-specific classes of neurons
b. General central neuron populations
c. Specific peripheral neuron populations*
d. Neurons in most vertebrates except fish
[24] Eliminating one of the Trk tyrosine kinase receptors and thus preventing one
of the neurotrophins from binding to it, typically results in
a. Extensive cell death of a particular class of neurons such as the trigeminal
b. Moderate to extensive cell death of several neuron classes*
c. Few changes in PCD because of the redundant function of other receptors
d. General, unspecific changes in PCD
[25] The loss of NT-3 expression in single-gene knockout mice is likely to affect
DRG neurons when they first extend their axons, well before reaching their target.
a. True*
b. False
[26] Each TrK receptor gene is differentially spliced; trkC genes may encode for up
to eight different TrkC receptor proteins.
a. True*
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b. False
[29] Which tropomyosin related kinase proteins are high-affinity binding sites for
neurotrophins?
a. TrkB which binds BDNF or NT-4
b. TrkC which binds NT-3
c. Both TrkB and TrkC are high-affinity binding sites*
d. Neither TrkB and TrkC are high-affinity binding sites
[30] Any Trk receptor may be activated in the absence of any neurotrophin.
a. True*
b. False
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[33] What is the best evidence that Trk receptors mediate survival signals to
neurons?
a. Pc12 cells that lack TrkA protein do not respond to NGF
b. Transgenic mice lacking Trk receptors display extensive neuron death in
specific neuron populations
c. TrkC receptor deletion leads to loss of half of cochlear ganglion neurons
even though nodose and trigeminal neurons are spared
d. All of these are supporting evidence for Trk receptor mediated survival
signals*
[34] If the axons of cholinergic cells in the basal forebrain are cut, exogenous NGF
is able to keep them alive.
a. True*
b. False
[35] If the axons of cholinergic cells in the basal forebrain are cut, exogenous NT-3
or NT-4 is able to keep them alive.
a. True
b. False*
[36] In an experiment to determine how the neurotrophin NGF signal reaches the
soma of the developing neuron, sympathetic neuron cell bodies were cultured in
isolation from their neuritic processes. If the antibody against NGF is added to the
cultured cell bodies and NGF is added to the growing neurites, 95% of the
neurons survive; If the antibody against NGF is added to the cultured cell bodies
and NGF covalently bound to beads is added to the growing neurites, 81% of the
neurons survive. This demonstrates that
a. All of the NGF signal is acquired at the axon tip
b. Most of the NGF signal is acquired at the axon tip*
c. None of the NGF signal is acquired at the axon tip
d. All of the NGF signal is acquired directly by the cell body
[37] The neurotrophin signal that enters the axon tip during neurite growth gets
transported
a. Anterogradely to the cell nucleus along microtubules
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[39] The tumor necrosis factor receptor P75 differs from Trk receptors in that it
a. Does not have an intracellular signaling pathway*
b. Cannot activate intracellular signaling pathways
c. Is not homologous with other members of the TNFR family
d. Has no ‘death domain’ analogous to the reaper gene in Drosophila
[40] Among the processes by which P75NTR influences neuron death or survival is
a. Release of transcription activator NF-kB which enters the nucleus
b. Release of neurotrophin receptor interacting factor which activates c-Jun N-
terminal kinase (JNK)
c. c-Jun enters the nucleus to promote the transcription of pro-apoptotic
genes
d. all of these are among those processes*
[41] The beta amyloid peptide binds to the P75NTR which may contribute to the
degeneration of cholinergic brainstem neurons in Alzheimer’s
a. True*
b. False
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[43] Cytokines have been shown to act as pro-apoptotic signals but not to support
neuron survival.
a. True
b. False*
[44] Elimination of one growth factor alone will typically have a major effect on
the survival of central neurons, unlike peripheral ganglion cells.
a. True
b. False*
[46] When neonatal male rats are castrated and reared with the androgen
agonist, flutamide
a. There is an increased number of SNB motor neurons
b. There is a decreased number of SNB motor neurons*
c. There is no change in the number of SNB motor neurons
d. Changes in the number of SNB motor neurons is independent of both
target muscle size and the type of treatment
[47] The differentiation of the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area
evidently arises because estradiol protects against apoptosis in these neurons.
a. True*
b. False
[48] The earlier view was that endocrine signaling leading to sexual dimorphisms
in songbird telencephalic nuclei arises because of
a. Selective loss of cells in males
b. Hormonal influences on cell survival in females
c. Hormonal influences on cell survival in males*
d. None of these are correct
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[49] The current view is that endocrine signaling leading to sexual dimorphisms in
songbird telencephalic nuclei arises because of circulating steroid hormones
secreted by testicular tissue
a. True
b. False*
[51] Circulating growth hormone (GH) released from the pituitary, acts directly on
organs such as the liver to stimulate Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1); IGF-1 may
also be synthesized in local regions of brain. If the expression of IGF-1 is
genetically increased in mice, what happens to the cerebral cortex?
a. Natural PCD was inhibited and the surviving cells persisted to adulthood*
b. Natural PCD was increased resulting in selective neuronal loss in certain
brain regions
c. The increased IGF-1 binds to TRs, creating a TH deficiency
d. Increased IGF-1 had no effect on PCD but dramatically increased the
number of TUNEL-positive cells in the ganglion cell layer
[52] Endocrine signals are responsible for remodeling the insect nervous system
during metamorphosis
a. A large decrease in 20-hydroxecdysone triggers pupa formation in moths
b. A small increase in 20-hydroxecdysone triggers the death of specific
abdominal motor neurons in the moth*
c. A large decrease in 20-hydroxecdysone triggers the molt in which the larva
sheds its cuticle and grows
d. In fruit flies, when levels of 20-hydroxecdysone rise, neurons in the ventral
cord die
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[53] In vitro, sympathetic neurons die within two days if NGF is removed from the
culture medium; these neurons can be rescued if
a. A translation blocker is added to the medium
b. A transcription blocker is added to the medium
c. Either of these is added to the medium*
d. Neither of these is added to the medium
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[59] How do the two major NGF kinase pathways prevent cell death?
a. Inactivating pro-apoptotic proteins in cytoplasm and increasing
transcription of anti-apoptotic proteins*
b. Activating pro-apoptotic proteins in cytoplasm and increasing transcription
of anti-apoptotic proteins
c. Inactivating pro-apoptotic proteins in cytoplasm and decreasing
transcription of anti-apoptotic proteins
d. Activating pro-apoptotic proteins in cytoplasm and decreasing transcription
of anti-apoptotic proteins
[62] Regarding the Cdk intracellular signaling pathway, the consequence, in vitro,
of blockading cyclin-dependent kinases with Cdk inhibitors is to promote motor,
sensory, sympathetic, retinal and cerebellar neuron death.
a. True
b. False*
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[63] Apoptosis in C. elegans requires the expression of genes, ced-3 and ced-4,
either within the cell or in a neighboring cell.
a. True
b. False*
[64] In worms, mammals and fruit flies, the pathways that regulate the effector
proteases that lead to naturally occurring apoptosis, share many of the same
components, including
a. pro- and anti-apoptotic regulators*
b. initiator proteases
c. regulatory IAP components
d. identical gene-expressed activating factors
[65] Cell death may occur without DNA fragmentation, but it would still be
identified with TUNEL labeling.
a. True
b. False*
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[70] The two major points in the nerve cell where regulation of apoptosis occurs
are:
a. Mitochondrial membrane and at the caspases*
b. At the caspases and the nerve cell’s outer membrane
c. At the nerve cell’s outer membrane and at the mitochondrial membrane
d. At the caspases and at the neurotrophins
[71] The inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) serve as one of the so-called
‘safety latches’ on caspase activation; in Drosophila if three gene products (grim,
reaper, hid) that inhibit IAP function are lost, what happens?
a. Unrestrained activation of caspases and cell death
b. Almost no detectable PCD
c. Caspase activation is unaffected because of alternate pathway regulation
d. Extensive release of cytochrome c from the mitochondrial membrane
[72] Experiments with C. elegans double mutants (both decreased killer gene
function (weak ced-3) and a null engulfment gene) showed that
a. The double mutants displayed more surviving cells than single mutants with
weak ced-3
b. Dying neurons may be able to recover unless they are engulfed and
phagocytized
c. Single mutants with weak ced-3 displayed more surviving cells than non-
mutants
d. All of these are correct*
[73] The movement of phosphatidylserine (PS) from the inner to the outer leaflet
of the plasma membrane
a. Exposes PS so that microglia can recognize a dying cell*
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[75] Studies of the effects of cochlear ablation on the number of cells in the
nucleus magnocellularis in the chick central auditory system
a. Supported the hypothesis of afferent-regulated survival
b. Showed massive cell loss early in development and almost no cell loss later
c. Showed that the transition from massive cell loss to no cell loss may occur
in as little as two days
d. All of these are correct*
[76] In vitro studies of nucleus magnocellularis cells together with auditory nerve
afferents, examined protein synthesis as a marker of potential cell death.
a. When auditory nerve was stimulated, protein synthesis was maintained in
NM cells*
b. When NM axons were stimulated to produce antidromic action potentials
in their cell body, protein synthesis was maintained in NM cells
c. When auditory nerve was stimulated, protein synthesis was not maintained
in NM cells
d. None of these are correct
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[79] When cultures of embryonic cortex neurons are depolarized by adding KCl to
the culture dish, calcium enters the neurons and
a. The level of BDNF expression increases and more neurons survive*
b. The level of BDNF expression decreases and more neurons survive
c. The level of BDNF expression increases and fewer neurons survive
d. The level of BDNF expression decreases and fewer neurons survive
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