Exam 12: Nervous System: Nervous Tissue

The motor nervous system is also known as the __________ nervous sytem.

As a neuron's refractory period ends,its sodium channels are changing from

The main way acetylcholine is cleared from a synapse is by

The cytoplasm within a cell body of a neuron is called the

The nervous system controls the activity of muscles and glands.Muscles and glands can generate changes and are therefore called

When voltage-gated K⁺channels open on the conductive segment of a neuron,

The type of neuronal circuit that spreads information from one presynaptic neuron to several postsynaptic neurons is a _____________ circuit.

When a single presynaptic neuron repeatedly releases neurotransmitter in a very short period of time,it results in ____________ summation in the postsynaptic neuron.

According to Ohm's law,current is

A neuron conducting an impulse from the stomach wall to the CNS would be classified as a(n)__________ neuron.

A neuron's membrane contains more potassium leak channels than sodium leak channels.

A postsynaptic potential is a graded potential.

Which statement accurately compares the transmission speed of the different types of synapses

The spinal cord is part of the central nervous system.

Any neurotransmitter that generates an IPSP is functionally classified as inhibitory.

With damage to nerve fibers,larger distances between the site of damage and the target structure innervated result in _________ chances of successful regeneration.

Typically,a multipolar neuron has many dendrites and one axon extending from the cell body.

The glial cell that helps to form the blood-brain barrier is the

The primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain is

Receptors are parts of the nervous system that allow it to