Exam 4:How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

The neuronal membrane is best described as _____ such that _____ is (are)able to pass through.

_____ channels are more sensitive than _____ channels,so they open first during the action potential.

Spatial summation is more likely to occur:

The movement of ions from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration is called:

Which of the following treatments is (are)used to help reduce epilepsy?

When a substance moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration,it is an example of a(n):

An end plate is found on:

The technique of electrical stimulation was first discovered by:

René Descartes believed that _____ carried signals through the nervous system.

An action potential is:

Recording from single neurons was made possible by the invention of:

Action potentials originate in the:

Simultaneous stimulation at two locations on a cell membrane that leads to an EPSP is an example of:

Channels in the cell membrane are formed by:

Saltatory conduction is aided by _____ located at _____.

Dendrites of touch-sensitive neurons are activated by:

An electroencephalogram,or EEG,can theoretically be recorded by:

A brief hyperpolarization of the neuronal membrane that makes it less likely that the neuron will fire an action potential is called:

A brief depolarization of the neuronal membrane that makes it more likely that the neuron will fire an action potential is called:

_____ won the Nobel Prize in 1963 for being the first to describe the electrical activity of neurons.