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The nervous system is divided into the ______ and the ______; the former consists of ______; the
latter______.
ANS; CNS; the nerves around the body; the brain and spinal cord
CNS; PNS; the brain and spinal cord; the nerves around the body
ANS; PNS; the nerves around the body; the ventricles
CNS; PNS; the nerves around the body; the ventricles
The brain's supporting cells are called:
Neurons
Nuclei
Mitochondria
Glial cells
Which of the following is not a part of a neuron?
Nucleus
Dendrite
Synaptic cleft
Lobe
______ send signals away from neurons whereas ______ receive signals from other neurons.
Dendrites; axons
Axons; synapses
Synapses; dendrites
Axons; dendrites
The point at which the terminal button and another neuron communicate is called ______;
communication here is made possible by the release of ______.
Presynaptic membrane; neurotransmitters
Synapse; hormones
Synapse; neurotransmitters
Axon hillock; hormones
Each neuron has approximately how many synapses?
Between 10,000-1,000,000
Between 10-100
Between 1-10
Between 100-10,000
______, which covers most of the axon, is important because it ______.
Synovial fluid; facilitates electrical conduction of nerve cells
Membrane potential; increases conduction of nerve impulses
Myelin; facilitates the release of neurotransmitter
Cerebrospinal fluid; increases conduction of nerve impulses
The spaces between the covered parts of an axon are called:
Nodes of Ranvier
Synaptic clefts
Ventricles
Vescicles
Which of the following is an example of a glial cell?
Schwann cells
Astrocytes
Oligodendroglia
All of the above
Neurons communicate with each other by sending electrical impulses called:
Neuromodulators
Neurotransmitters
Membrane potentials
Action potentials
When the charge across the membrane of a neuron is about ______, the charge is called the
______. This is because there are ______.
60-70mV; resting potential; more positive ions inside the cell
60-70 mV; action potential; more negative ions inside the cell
70-100 mV; action potential; more positive ions inside the cell
60-70mV; resting potential; more negative ions inside the cell
When the neuron expels potassium:
The inside of the cell loses negative ions and produces a negative charge inside
The inside of the cell loses positive ions and produces a negative charge inside
The inside of the cell loses positive ions and produces a positive charge inside
The inside of the cell loses negative ions and produces a positive charge inside
When the cell becomes permeable to sodium, the charge changes to ______; this is called ______.
55mV; hyperpolarisation
70mV; repolarisation
70mV; hyperpolarisation
55mV; depolarisation
If sodium continues to enter a cell ______. This is called ______.
The intracellular charge reverses from positive to negative; repolarisation
The intracellular charge reverses from positive to negative; depolarisation
The intracellular charge reverses from positive to negative; hyperpolarisation
The intracellular charge reverses from negative to positive; hyperpolarisation
The process described in questions 13 and 14 is called:
The resting potential
The action potential
Neurotransmission
The membrane potential
If the stimulation of a cell is strong, the strength of the action potential produced would be:
Twice that produced by weak stimulation
No different to that produced by weak stimulation
Stronger than that produced by weak stimulation
Weaker than that produced by weak stimulation
When depolarisation occurs ______; this allows the release of ______ into the ______.
Potassium channels open; neurotransmitters; synaptic gap
Calcium channels open; neurotransmitters; synaptic gap
Sodium channels open; neurotransmitters; synaptic gap
Calcium channels open; dopamine; cell body
The collective name for dopamine, serotonin and noradrenaline is:
Hallucinogens
Neurotransmitters
Amines
Anxiolytics
What happens to excess neurotransmitter produced by presynaptic neurons?
All of it is taken up by postsynaptic neurons
It is eliminated by substances contained within the cell body
It is removed and taken around the rest of the body
It is taken back into the presynaptic neuron
Neurotransmitters can inhibit or excite neurons. ______, for example, is inhibitory whereas ______
is excitatory.
Serotonin; dopamine
Glutamate; GABA
GABA; glutamate
None of the above is correct
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