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ASTROCYTE
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A total of 20 questions are available. They are randomly shown in groups of 5. The quiz can be restarted at anytime with to new sequence of questions.

Select true or false for each question. Correct answers score 1 point, wrong answers score -1 point, and not answered questions score 0 points.

Questions: 1 to 5 (serie1)

True False

1. The Bergmann glia is a type of protoplasmic astrocyte.

2. The name astrocyte is because these cells show a star-like morphology when observed with the microscope.

3. A gliotransmitter is a molecule released by neurons that astrocytes can detect and respond to.

4. Astrocytes do not contribute to the extracellular matrix of the nervous tissue.

5. The glial limiting membrane separates neurons from both the encephalic ventricles and the spinal central canal.





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