THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

• 1 Each Neuron is formed of 3 components, what are

they?

• Cell Body,
• Dendrites,
• Axon
2. What do dendrites do?

• Receive information,
• conduct it to cell body.
3 What do Axons do?

• Conduct impulses away from cell body to the next neuron

and to effector organs.
• 8. Once the threshold level of potentials is achieved, what
occurs next?
A. action potential
B. a synapse
C. release of neurotransmitters
D. resting potential
9.
• Neurotransmitters that increase postsynaptic membrane
permeability to sodium ions and triggers nerve impulses
are said to be ______________
• A. inhibitory
• B. excitatory
• C. active
• D. neutral
10
• Skeletal muscles are innervated by neurons in the motor
division.
•
• A. True
• B. false
11
• Which is true about the sodium potassium pump?
•
• A. it pumps 2 K+ in and 3 Na+ out
• B. it pumps 3 K+ in and 2 Na+ out
• C. it pumps 2 Na+ in and 3 K+ out
• D. it pumps 3 K+ in and 3 K+ out
• E. There are different sodium-potassium pumps
that can do all of the above.
12
• Pre-synaptic neurons always secrete acetylcholine.
•
• A. true
• B. false
13
• SYNAPTIC VESICLES ARE STORED HERE.

A. B
B. D
C. J
D. A
14
• Threshold of a neuron is reached at how many millivolts?
•
• A. -65 mv
• B. -70 mv
• C. -60 mv
• D. -55 mv
15
• Glands are innervated by the somatic motor system.
•
• A. true
• B. false
16
• The peripheral nervous system consists of the brain and
spinal cord.
•
• A. true
• B. false
17
• ______ and ______ causes depolarization of the post
synaptic membrane. (neurotransmitter and ion) (check all
that apply)
•
• A. gaba
• B. sodium
• C. potassium
• D. acetylcholine
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• WHICH LETTER REPRESENTS THE DENDRITES?
• A. K
• B. A
• C. B
• D. E
19
• WHICH LETTER REPRESENTS THE AXON HILLOCK?
A. F
B. E
C. G
D. B
E. None of the
above
20
• The autonomic nervous system is responsible for
maintaining the constancy of the body's internal
environment (homeostasis).
•
• A. true
• B. false
21
• The gaps between schwann cells are called _________
•
• A. terminal cisternae
• B. node of Ranvier
• C. nerolgia
• D. astrocytes
22
• Typically, what is the charge of a neuron at rest?
•
• A. -55 mv
• B. -70 mv
• C. -50 mv
• D. -40 mv
• E. -60 mv
23
• The synapse of a neuron is where synaptic vesicles are
stored.
•
• A. true
• B. false
24
• ____________ is the neurotransmitter that causes a
muscle to contract/depolorize.
•
• A. norepinephrine
• B. epinephrine
• C. gaba
• D. acetylcholine
25
• Temporal summation is the summing of several
different pre-synaptic neurons.
•
• A. true
• B. false
•
26
• FORMS THE MYELIN SHEATH IN THE PNS
• A. J
• B. I
• C. D
• D. E
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• What happens during an action potential?
•
• A. Inside the axon becomes more positive due to
an efflux of sodium
• B. Inside the axon becomes more positive due to
an influx of potassium
• C. Inside the axon becomes more positive due to
an influx of sodium
• D. Inside the axon becomes more positive due to
an efflux of potassium
• E. None of the above
28
• Somatic motor neurons also innervate glandular tissue.
•
• A. true
• B. false
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• "C" REPRESENTS THE ___________
• A. myelin sheath
• B. intracellular space
• C. astrocyte
• D. node of Ranvier
• E. none of the above
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• The G protein stimulates adenylyl cyclase
•
• A. true
• B. false
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• The dendrites are the receptive regions of the neuron.
•
• A. true
• B. false
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• Which type of post synaptic potential causes
hyperpolarization.
•
• A. excitatory post synaptic potential
• B. action potential
• C. inhibitory post synaptic potential
• D. degraded potenial
33
• Which structure in the neuron generates the action
potential?
•
• A. nucleus
• B. node of Ranvier
• C. axon hillock
• D. axon
• E. none of the above
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• The opening of Ca 2+ channels in the axon CAUSES
•
• A. A depolarization of the neuron
• B. The release of acetylcholine from the synaptic
vesicles
• C. Another action potential, just in case the first
one didn't cause a contraction.
• D. None of the above
35
• The gaps between schwann cells are called nodes of
Ranvier.
•
• A. true
• B. false
36
• Which band represents actin?
•
• A. I
• B. A
• C. Z
• D. M
• E. H
37
• The "All or none" law states that once a nerve impulse is
initiated, it will travel the length of the neuron.
•
• A. true
• B. false
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• The sacroplasmic reticulum is the storage site for
_______.
•
• A. ATP
• B. Sodium (Na+)
• C. Calcium (Ca2+)
• D. Potassium (K+)
• E. All of the above
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• The sarcolemma is the membrane of a muscle fiber.
•
• A. true
• B. false
40
• Which band represents myosin and actin?
•
• A. I
• B. A
• C. Z
• D. M
• E. H
41
• A stimulus that is just strong enough to initiate an impulse
in a neuron is called a ________ stimulus
•
• A. base line
• B. synaptic
• C. thresholD
• D. differentia
42
• Suppose both excitatory and inhibitory neurons synapse
with a single postsynaptic neuron. What determines if an
action potential is initiated in the postsynaptic neuron?
•
• A. The kind of neuron involved
• B. The size of the neuron involved
• C. Whether the neuron is myelinated or non-
myelinated
• D. The number of EPSPs in relation to the number
of IPSPs