How does multiple sclerosis affect the transmission of action potentials?

Q: Explain the relevance of neuroglia to the regeneration of damaged nerve fibers?

A: The nervous system is highly complex among different organ systems in animals. By transmitting…

Q: How does hyperpolarisation decrease amplitude of an action potential during a train of action…

A: The rapid and large change of membrane potential of a nerve cell during which the potential reverses…

Q: How can the levels of neurotransmitter in the synaptic cleft be regulated?

A: The synaptic cleft is a gap of roughly 20 nm between the pre- and postsynaptic cells at a chemical…

Q: What is synaptic cleft ?

A: Step 1 The nerve impulse is a wave of electrochemical disturbance that passes along the elements of…

Q: What are Glial Cells? Where are Glial Cells located?

A: Glial cells are the non-neuronal cells of the brain and Nervous System.  They donot produce…

Q: When and how is the Myelin insulator used?

A: The myelin sheath which covers the neuronal axon creates an insulating layer by surrounding the…

Q: What are possible fates of neurotransmitters?

A: Neurotransmitters can be defined as the chemical messengers that will play the role in transmitting…

Q: What is the most important determiner of whether axons within a nerve/nerve root will regrow?

A: neurons are cells which form the basic unit of the nervous system . It helps in control and…

Q: . What series of events stimulates a presynaptic neuron to releaseneurotransmitters?

A: One neuron communicate with the other at junctions known as Synapses. At these points, a neurons…

Q: Describe the structure and function of the four types of CNS neuroglial cells and the two types of…

A: The nervous system is the system which is responsible for maintaining the coordination among all…

Q: How might the disease multiple sclerosis affect transmission of action potentials along a myelinated…

A: Sclerosis : It is the stiffening of a tissue or anatomical feature, usually caused by a replacement…

Q: Which glial cells are found in the CNS? In the PNS?

A: The non-neural cells found in the central and peripheral nervous system that function to provide…

Q: What are neurotransmitters, types and their specific functions?

A: The transmission of signals from one nerve cell to a different, across the conjunction was earlier…

Q: Which ion is most important for the formation of the membrane potential in a nerve? In what…

A: The differential in charge between the inside and outside of a neuron is called membrane potential,…

Q: How can the structure and function of the axon maintained?

A: Neurons vary in shape, size, and structure depends on their location and role. All neurons have all…

Q: Describe the sensory, integrative, and motor functions of the nervous system.?

A: The nervous system is a complex system made of specialised cells called neurons. The nervous system…

Q: How is a myelin sheath formed in the CNS, and what is its function?

A: Myelin sheath is referred to as an insulating layer formed around the axonal part of Nerve cells.…

Q: which electrical activity of the nervous system regulates effector cell activity?

A: The nervous system is the main controlling, and conveying system in the body. It is the headquarters…

Q: What is the Maintenance of Neurons?

A: The neurons are a complex cells with different shapes, a neuron consists of one axon and several…

Q: What triggers neurotransmitter release at the synaptic cleft?

A: The nervous system is a complex system of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons. The nervous…

Q: Explain Removal of Neurotransmitter from the Synapse?

A: Synaptic transmission requires the clearance of the synapse. If the released neurotransmitters are…

Q: What is the consequence of fibers crossing over?

A: The fibre crossing over is a term used for nerve fibres. The nerve fibres cross-over obliquely from…

Q: What are some diseasescharacterized by progressiveloss of the axonal myelinsheath?

A: An abnormal condition which affects the structure or function of a part or whole body organism…

Q: what does the oscillatory behavior in action potential indicate or mean?

A: A resting neuron is the one that is not transmitting any impulse and is in the resting stage with…

Q: Are axons more likely to regrow in the peripheral nervous system or the central nervous system? Why?

A: CNS stands for Central nervous system. Here, the axons do not have the ability to spontaneously…

Q: What are the four structural types of neurons? How do they compare to the three functional types of…

A: The nervous system is a complex system of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons. The nervous…

Q: What is a local current? How do local currents cause thepropagation of action potentials in…

A: The specialized cells which make up the nervous system are the neurons and the glial cell. The…

Q: Which type of neuroglia controls the extracellular fluid environment around neuron cell bodies in…

A: The nervous system has cells of two types, namely the neuron and the glial cells. The glial cells…

Q: Which neuroglial cell forms and circulates the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord?

A: Neuroglia are specialized non neural cells found in brain and spinal cord. They support the neurons…

Q: What is the role of glial cells in the brain and other parts of the nervous system?

A: Introduction :- Glial cells, also known as neuroglia, are cells that surround and support the…

Q: How do local potentials and action potentials differ?

A: The differences are given below.

Q: How does myelin affect action potentials?

A: The transmission of nerve impulses within the neurone is known as nerve impulse propagation. The…

Q: State the functions of neuroglia in the central nervous system.

A: The central nervous cells have two types of cells. The first ones are the neurons that conduct…