A. polarization
B. depolarization
C. axonal transmission
D. synaptic transmission
Related Mcqs:
- ______ 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 - 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 - The process of detecting, translating and transmitting messages from the external environment to the brain is called _____________?
A. sensation
B. perception
C. selective attention
D. adaptation - The contact: points between two neurons in the form of microscope gaps are known as:
A. Synaptic vesicles
B. Synaptic knobs
C. Synapses
D. All of the above - The fatty material protecting the axon in some neurons is called a/an _____________?
A. dendrite
B. myelin sheath
C. ganglion
D. axon terminal - 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 - Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to your heart muscles by the ____________?
A. limbic system
B. skeletal nervous system
C. central nervous system
D. autonomic nervous system - When you are walking, the brain sends messages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:
A. efferent fibers
B. central fibers
C. motor fibers
D. sensory fibers - One of the followings plays a vital role in nutrition of neurons and their protection by myelin sheath:
A. Axons
B. Dendrites
C. Neuroglia
D. Nissl’s granules - The concentrations of cell bodies neurons is:
A. Ganglia
B. Nerves
C. Spinal cord
D. All of these
