The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the:

Related Mcqs:

1. The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the:

   A. axon
   B. cell body
   C. soma
   D. neurilemma

2. A membrane potential of_________volts exits when a neuron is not conducting a nerve impulse:

   A. 0.05
   B. 0.07
   C. 0.05 to 0.07
   D. 1

3. What describes the correct sequence of electrical activity as it passes through a single nerve cell?

   A. axon, dendrite, soma, vesicle
   B. soma, cell body. Dendrite, vesicle
   C. soma, vesicle, dendrite, axon
   D. dendrite, soma, axon, vesicle

4. Nerve cell bodies and dendrites are not the only locations sensitives to neurotransmitters. Receptor sites can also be found on:

   A. muscles and glands
   B. skeletal joints
   C. axon terminals
   D. all vital organs

5. The charge that exists across the nerve cell membrane is result of differing:

   A. amounts of DNA and RNA
   B. types of neurotransmitters on either side of the nerve cell membrane
   C. types of neurons inside and outside the nerve cell membrane.
   D. concentrations of ions on either side of the nerve cell membrane

6. Which, if any, of the following are true? 1: Each region of the neocortex may contain more specialized modules. 2: Damage to a given volume of neocortical tissue tends to be more profoundly disabling than damage to the same volume of the subcortex. 3: Functional neuro-imaging methods allow us to observe which brain regions are active.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 3
   D. None

7. The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell’s:

   A. blind spot
   B. optic disk
   C. opponent process field
   D. receptive field

8. 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

9. 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

10. The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell’s:

    A. blind spot
    B. optic disk
    C. opponent process field
    D. receptive field