The cell body of a neuron is also called the:

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1. The cytoplasmic process arising from the cell body of neuron that carries impulse towards cell body is called a:

   A. Axon
   B. Dendrite
   C. Nissl’s granule
   D. Myelin sheath

2. The cytoplasmic process that arise from the neuron cell body and carry impulses away cell body are termed:

   A. Pacinian corpuscles
   B. Nissl’s granules
   C. Axons
   D. Free nerve endings

3. The cell body of a neuron is also called the:

   A. dendrite
   B. axon
   C. myelin
   D. soma

4. 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

5. 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

6. Two kinds of change that occur to the cell body of a neuron during an action potential are ___________?

   A. electrical and chemical
   B. spontaneous and stimulated
   C. hormonal and mechanical
   D. chemical and hormonal

7. Groups of ribosomes associated with rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus found in the cell body of a neuron are termed:

   A. Polyribosomes
   B. Nissl’s granules
   C. Meissner corpuscles
   D. Pacinian corpuscles

8. When a neuron is stimulated, the cell membrane at the point of stimulation undergoes momentary reversal in change called:

   A. Action potential
   B. Resting potential
   C. Threshold potential
   D. None of these

9. The main nutritional of a neuron cell is:

   A. Cell body or soma
   B. Dendrites
   C. Axon
   D. Cytoplasmic fibers

10. 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