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Example Question #11 : Neurons And Action Potentials
Which is not a part of a neuron?
soma (cell body)
axon
dendrites
cell wall
cell wall
Cell wall is a cell organelle found in plants, bacteria and archea; it is not found in neurons. The soma is the cells body of the neuron, this is where the nucleus contained but the dendrites and axon are not part of the soma. Dendrites are short branched extensions of a neuron where impulses are received in the synapses and transmitted to the soma. Axons are the long threadlike part of the neuron that conduct the impulses from the soma to other cells.
Example Question #12 : Neurons And Action Potentials
Select the answers which correctly fill in the blanks:
The ________ are the message-receiving fibers on one end of a neuron, and the ________ are the message-sending fibers on the other end of a neuron.
dendrites; axons
axons; soma
dendrites; aminos
soma; stimuli
axons; dendrites
dendrites; axons
The axons of one neuron release neurotransmitters which are received by the dendrites of the adjacent neuron.
Example Question #13 : Neurons And Action Potentials
Neurons fire based on which principle?
None of the other answers
All-Half-or-Nothing Principle
The Principles of Psychology
Principle of Voluntary Exchange
All-or-Nothing Principle
All-or-Nothing Principle
Neurons fire according to the All-or-Nothing Principle, meaning that they will either fire completely or not at all. There is no in-between or half-fire.
Example Question #12 : Neurons And Action Potentials
Neurons that are responsible for relaying messages from the sensory organs to the central nervous system are ____________.
interneurons
afferent neurons
efferent neurons
brain neurons
afferent neurons
Afferent neurons, also known as sensory neurons, are the neurons that relay information to the central nervous system from the sensory organs. Efferent neurons are the motor neurons that carry the nerve impulses away from the central nervous system to the effectors. Interneurons are the neurons that transmit impulses between other neurons.
Example Question #902 : Individual Psychology And Behavior
Myelin sheaths insulate the axon of a neuron allowing for more efficient transmission of an action potential. These sheaths are made from ___________.
glial cells
other neurons
blood cells
skin cells
glial cells
Glial cells are specialized cells found in the central nervous system. Myelin sheaths are made up of glial cells that insulate the axon of a neuron.
Example Question #14 : Neurons And Action Potentials
Which part of the neuron receives information from other cells and relays it to the cell body?
Axons
Synapse
Dendrites
Cell branches
Nucleus
Dendrites
Dendrites are the part of the cell that receive information from other neurons and relay it to the cell body. This is easy to remember if you visualize a diagram of the neuron because dendrites look like branches coming out of the cell body.
As for the other answers, axons transmit information to other neurons (as opposed to receiving it), cell branches do not exist (that was a trick answer choice because dendrites look like branches), the synapse is the slight gap between two neurons through which electrical signals pass, and the nucleus is the part of the cell body that contains chromosomes.
Example Question #15 : Neurons And Action Potentials
Which of the following describes one function of an interneuron?
It insulates axons
It helps produce movement
It connects sensory neurons and motor neurons
It conveys information from the outside world to the brain
It transmits information across the synapse
It connects sensory neurons and motor neurons
Interneurons connect sensory neurons to motor neurons.
It is motor neurons that help produce movement, sensory neurons that convey information from the outside world to the brain, myelin sheaths that insulate axons, and neurotransmitters that transmit information across the synapse.
Example Question #1312 : Ap Psychology
What is the name of the time after a neuron fires?
Refractory period
Synapse
Resting potential
Action potential
Refractory period
The time frame when a neuron cannot fire because it has just fired is called the refractory period.
Example Question #16 : Neurons And Action Potentials
What causes the synaptic vesicle to move towards and fuse with the cell membrane allowing for release of neurotransmitter?
Nodes of Ranvier
Resting potential
Action potential
Refractory period
Action potential
Action potentials travel down the axon to the axon terminal. When an action potential arrives in the axon terminal it signals the synaptic vesicles to move toward the cell membrane. The synaptic vesicle fuses with the cell membrane and releases neurotransmitter.
Example Question #906 : Individual Psychology And Behavior
When leftover neurotransmitter is present in the synapse there is a process that allows the neurotransmitter to be reabsorbed by the releasing neuron. What is this process called?
Reuptake
Release
Inhibitory
Excitatory
Reuptake
Reuptake is a term used to describe the process of a neuron absorbing the remaining neurotransmitter back into the axon terminal for release. SSRIs used to treat depression, they function by inhibiting this reuptake process for serotonin.
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