CHAPTER 11: Functional Organization of Nervous Tissue A. Question If an axon has been severed, so that it is no longer connected to its neuron cell body, what will be the effect on the distal and proximal portions of the axon? Explain your prediction

Q: 1. When a neuron is not generating an action potential, its membrane (the neurolemma) has a resting…

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Q: 1. Graded potentials are short lived and travel only short distances. Action potentials are long…

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Q: List and describe the two types of cells found in the nervous system.  Discuss, in detail, how…

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Q: Which of the following is correct for signaling within a neuron? 1) action potentials stimulate…

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Q: I. These forms the specialized junctions called synapse. A. Cell body B. Glial cells C. Synaptic…

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Q: When an action potential reaches the end of a cell, the passage of the action potential onto the…

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Q: Define an excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potential. Describe their significance and what…

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Q: 1. Describe the role of differential electrical charge across the cell membrane in both non-…

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Q: Name the six types of cells that aid neurons, and state their respective functions.

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Q: Briefly describe the function of each part of a neuron: dendrites, cell body, and axon?

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Q: Compare graded and action potentials are similar and different.

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Q: Describe the various division of human Nervous system. Draw and describe the various parts of a…

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Q: 4. Label the structures in the following diagram of a neuron.?

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Q: Label the structures in the following diagram of a neuron.?

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Q: .What are the 3 types of chemical channels and where on the neuron would they be found? b.What…

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Q: i) Contains cell organelles ii) Makes up white matter of the CNS iii) Receives signals from axon…

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Q: List and the 3 main regions a neuron and the functions of each.

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Q: Name the six types of cells that aid neurons, and state their respective functions.

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Q: 1. Name the two types of cells present in nervous tissue. Describe their function.   2. Draw and…

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Q: Most human axons have a myelin sheath that a. prevents action potentials from moving backward b.…

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Q: If the neurotransmitter released by the presynaptic axon is dopamine and the diffusion distance…

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Q: 1. Processes that carry the action potential (impulse) away from the cell body are called 2. The…

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Q: Now assume that you have a typical neuron that has very few Na+ channels open relative to the number…

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Q: 1. Most tissues of the body are dually innervated, meaning they receive input from both the SNS and…

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Q: How are action potentials created? What is the process with regard to membrane potential, sodium,…

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Q: What is the membrane topology of typical voltage-gated ion channels and how are they sensitive to…

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Q: Which statement below best describes why action potentials travel in only one direction? O The…

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Q: Peripheral Nervous System is separated into Somatic nervous system consists of

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Q: 6. Which of the following combinations correctly identifies properties of a typ neuron? J K L M…

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