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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. Reactive astrocytes are a type of astrocytes that emerge during pathological situations.

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

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

4. Like neurons, astrocytes cannot proliferate in adult brains.

5. Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cells in the central nervous system.





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