A. Reuptake site
B. Receptor site
C. Synapse
D. Axon terminal
E. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - 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 - Which part of the neuron release transmitters onto receiving cells?
A. axon terminals
B. dendrites
C. glia
D. action potentials - The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving massages from other neurons is the:
A. axon
B. myelin
C. axon terminal
D. dendrite - The fatty material protecting the axon in some neurons is called a/an _____________?
A. dendrite
B. myelin sheath
C. ganglion
D. axon terminal - The conduction of a nerve impulse down the axon is called a (n):
A. ion potential
B. action potential
C. resting discharge
D. synapse - The most fundamental principle of perceptual organization is called the___________?
A. Figure-ground relationship
B. Volley principle
C. Dark adaptation phenomenon
D. Law of closure
E. None of these - The fact that, during neural transmission, an impulse is sent to the end of the axon without fading or weakening is known as ___________?
A. stimulus constancy
B. absolute threshold retention
C. nondecremental property
D. all-or-none property