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Physiology
Physiology Weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When an action potential arrives at a synaptic knob, voltage-gated Ca++ channels open and allow extracellular ______ to diffuse inward? | Ca++ |
| At rest, a neuron’s membrane potential is main-tained at about what mV? | -70 mV |
| Neurotransmitters diffuse across synaptic cleft and bind to what? | postsynaptic membrane receptors |
| There is a slight ex-cess of positive ions on the outside of the membrane and a slight excess of negative ions on the inside of the membrane. What is this called? | A membrane potential |
| What chemical is used by people with Parkinsons Disease that crosses the blood brain barrier and is used by the brain to form dopamin? | Levodopa |
| Where are Schwanns cells found ? | only in the PNS |
| What is the most common primary disease of the central nervous system and is a myelin disorder? | MS |
| What's another name for Schwann Cells? | Nodes of Ranvier |
| Axons conduct impulses away from the cell body | True or false |
| What is the distal tips of axons form branches is called ? | telodendria |