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Nerves and Action Potentials

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11th Grade - University

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Nerves and Action Potentials
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The term central nervous system refers to the:

autonomic and peripheral nervous systems

brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves

brain and cranial nerves

spinal cord and spinal nerves

brain and spinal cord

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Schwann cell forms a myelin sheath around the:

dendrites

cell body

nucleus

axon

nodes of Ranvier

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The neuron processes that normally receive incoming stimuli are called:

axons

dendrites

neurolemmas

Schwann cells

satellite cells

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Impulse conduction is fastest in neurons that are:

myelinated

unmyelinated

sensory

motor

cerebral

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ability to respond to a stimulus is termed:

polarized

irritability

depolarized

conductivity

all-or-none response

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The gap between two communicating neurons is termed:

synaptic cleft

cell body

effector

Schwann cell

node of Ranvier

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An action potential is caused by an influx of these ions into the cell:

potassium

sodium

calcium

magnesium

both potassium and sodium

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