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Week 7-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When current leaps across an insulating myelin sheath from node to node, the type of impulse conduction is called: | saltatory conduction. |
| Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to: | receptors on the postsynaptic neuron. |
| The only ion(s) that can diffuse across a neuron’s membrane when the neuron is at rest is (are): | potassium. |
| Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in certain brain synapses of: | amines. |
| When an impulse reaches a synapse: | chemical transmitters are released. |
| Stimulus-gated channels open in response to: | sensory stimuli. |
| Norepinephrine is liberated at: | most sympathetic postganglionic nerve endings. |
| If the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose _____ related to that pathway. | sensory perception |
| Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the: | choroid plexuses. |
| The knee jerk can be classified as a segmental reflex because: | impulses that mediate it enter and leave the same segment of the cord. |