A. axon
B. myelin
C. axon terminal
D. dendrite
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
E. None of these - 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 - ______ 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 - Communication within a neuron is_______________, while communication between neurons is________________.
A. chemical; electrical
B. electrical; mechanical
C. electrical; chemical
D. mechanical; electrical - Which part of the neuron release transmitters onto receiving cells?
A. axon terminals
B. dendrites
C. glia
D. action potentials - When you are walking, the brain sends massages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:
A. efferent fibers
B. central fibers
C. motor fibers
D. sensory fibers - Neurons convey information about the strength of stimuli by varying:
A. the size of their action potentials
B. the velocity of their action potentials
C. the rate at which of fire action potentials
D. all of the above - Sensory neurons are located in the:
A. cerebellum
B. peripheral nervous system
C. sensory cortex
D. reticular formation - 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 - The branching fibers of the________________end in________________and link with parts of other neurons.
A. soma; somatic membrane
B. nucleus; nucleic dampers
C. dendrite; dendritic arcs
D. axon; axon terminals
