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

Related Mcqs:

1. 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...

2. 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...

3. ______ 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...

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. 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...

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

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

8. 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...

9. 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...

10. 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...