A. dendrite
B. myelin sheath
C. ganglion
D. axon terminal
Related Mcqs:
- The action potential ‘jumps’ along an axon. The gaps in a myelinated axon that the action potential ‘jumps’ to are called the ____________?
A. Broca’s area
B. Nodes of Ranvier
C. terminal buttons
D. Wernicke’s area - During depolarization,____________ molecules rush into axon, during depolarization_____________ molecules rush out of the axon?
A. potassium, chloride
B. chloride, sodium
C. sodium, potassium
D. None of these - ______ receive information from other neurons; _________ transmit information other neurons.
A. synapses, cell bodies
B. Dendrites, axon buttons
C. Axon buttons dendrites
D. Axon; cell bodies - The junction where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with a receiving neuron is called the___________?
A. Reuptake site
B. Receptor site
C. Synapse
D. Axon terminal
E. None of these - The junction where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with a receiving neuron is called the ______________?
A. reuptake site
B. receptor site
C. synapse
D. axon terminal - A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of neuron is called the:
A. synapse
B. myelin sheath
C. refractory period
D. action potential - The conduction of a nerve impulse down the axon is called a (n):
A. ion potential
B. action potential
C. resting discharge
D. synapse - A person who is nine feet tall and has very large hands and feet and a protecting jaw can attribute his physiological abnormality to an overactive ___________?
A. thyroid gland
B. parathyroid gland
C. adrenal gland
D. pituitary gland - The process by which a single neuro relays messages to other neurons is known as _____________?
A. polarization
B. depolarization
C. axonal transmission
D. synaptic transmission - The nature of a nerve impulse is primarily a/an _____________ event; communication between neurons is primarily a/an_____________
A. chemical; electrical
B. acetylcholine, catecholamine
C. dendrite; axon
D. electrical; chemical
