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ASTROCYTE
Easy

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. Astrocytes may control the blood flow in specific regions of the central nervous system.

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

3. Astrocytes are a type of glial cell.

4. A population of astrocytes may work coordinately.

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





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