A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of neuron is called the:

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1. 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...

2. 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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. A wave of electrochemical changes, which travels along the length of the neuron involving chemical reactions and movement of ions across the cell membrane, is:

   A. Membrane potential B. Resting membrane potential C. Nerve impulse D. Electron pump...

6. A neural impulse is initiated when neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative or even positive. This event is called:

   A. an action potential B. a resting potential C. impulse facilitation D. inhibitory...

7. The net difference in charge between the inner and outer surface of a non conducting neuron is called:

   A. Membrane potential B. Electrical potential C. Resting membrane potential D. Action potential...

8. The conduction of a nerve impulse down the axon is called a (n):

   A. ion potential B. action potential C. resting discharge D. synapse...

9. The fatty material protecting the axon in some neurons is called a/an _____________?

   A. dendrite B. myelin sheath C. ganglion D. axon terminal...

10. Jamil is in a constant state of anxiety and also has brief, sudden periods of panic. He also believes these periods of panic will occur when he’s in a public location: therefore, jim is afraid to leave his house.Jim’s diagnosis is:

    A. agoraphobia B. panic disorder C. panic disorder with agoraphobia D. panic disorder without agoraphobia...