Biology

In a simple synapse, neurotransmitter chemicals are received by A) the dendritic

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The point of connection between two communicating neurons is called A) the axon

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The primary means by which a neuron can communicate to a second neuron is by A)

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The somatic nervous system can alter the activities of its targets, the skeletal

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In the sequence of permeability changes for a complete action potential, the fir

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Saltatory conduction is a term applied to A) conduction of impulses across elect

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The surface on a neuron that discharges the contents of synaptic vesicles is the

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Neurotransmitters are released from axon terminals via A) osmosis. B) active tra

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The fastest possible conduction velocity of action potentials is observed in A)

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One possible disadvantage to a nerve net is that it might conduct impulses in tw

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When several IPSPs arrive at the axon hillock rapidly in sequence from a single

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Functionally, which cellular location is the neuron's "decision-making site" as

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Neural transmission across a mammalian synaptic gap is accomplished by A) the mo

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The release of acetylcholine from the terminal of a motor neuron is most directl

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The observation that the acetylcholine released into the junction between a moto

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An inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP) occurs in a membrane made more perme

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The activity of acetylcholine in a synapse is terminated by A) its active transp

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Adjacent neurons with direct (non-neurotransmitter) action potential transfer ar

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Ionotropic receptors are found at synapses operated via A) ligand-gated ion chan

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An example of ligand-gated ion channels is A) the spreading of action potentials

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An example of the action of metabotropic receptors is when A) voltage-gated ion

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Neurotransmitters categorized as inhibitory are expected to A) act independently

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When several EPSPs arrive at the axon hillock from different dendritic locations

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Assume that a single IPSP has a negative magnitude of -0.5 mV at the axon hilloc

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Receptors for neurotransmitters are of primary functional importance in assuring

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