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Chapter 10

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show CNS: brain, oligodendrocytes, interneurons PNS: thermoreceptors, satellite cells, motor neurons Page 375  
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1b. What is CNS?   show
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show Peripheral Nervous System; Bundles of neurons (spinal and cranial nerves) Connects the CNS to the body parts Page 375  
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show Neurotransmitters will not be released into the synapse via exocytosis Page 385-387  
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show Lessen pain by blocking receptors  
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4. A neuron in the aorta detects oxygen content in the blood and relays this information to the brain. This neuron is an__________ fiber in the__________ nervous system.   show
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5. A positive feedback loop occurs when the outcome of an event causes the event to continue occurring and amplifies its effects. Which of the following aspects of an action potential constitutes a positive feedback loop?   show
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6. If a neuron is stimulated causing changes in the membrane potential to the point where voltage-gated Na+ channels open and begin depolarizing the cell, the neuron is said to have reached__________.   show
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7. In Guillain-Barre syndrome, the immune system attacks and degrades the myelin sheath of PNS axons. Predict the effect this will have on nerve impulse and motor function.   show
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8. The oculomotor nerve is a cranial nerve containing nerve fibers that innervate eye muscles and control eye movement. These fibers are examples of__________.   show
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show Gather information by detecting changes inside and outside the body. Page 367  
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show Neurofilaments Page 370  
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show Chromatophilic substance Page 368  
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12. What is myelin?   show
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13. A myelinated nerve fiber is_________, whereas an unmyelinated nerve fiber is_________.   show
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show axons of the CNS lack neurilemmae. Page 376  
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show Schwann cells Page 375  
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16. Dendrites of unipolar neurons are parts of what type of neuron?   show
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17. How is an impulse transmitted from one neuron to another?   show
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show Propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber constitutes an impulse. Page 380  
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19. The most rapid conduction of an impulse along an axon occurs on a fiber that is__________.   show
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show 2,1,4,3 Page 379  
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21. How does a neuron cell membrane become depolarized?   show
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22. When is an action potential triggered?   show
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23. What occurs during reuptake?   show
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24. What is convergence?   show
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25. How do diverging axons amplify an impulse?   show
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26. Why do opiate drugs derived from poppies relieve pain in humans?   show
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show dendrites Page 368  
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show Controls the movement of muscles Page 366  
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show Integrative, motor, and sensory Page 367  
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30. Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear__________.   show
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31. How many axons and/or dendrites can a neuron have?   show
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32. Every neuron has which of the following components?   show
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show lipids Page 370  
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show oligodendrocytes Page 376  
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35. Most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are__________.   show
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show Schwann cells Page 375  
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37. Clusters of neuron cell bodies in the PNS are called__________.   show
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38. Which of the following neuroglia are not part of the CNS?   show
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39. Synaptic knobs are at the ends of__________.   show
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show exocytosis Page 384  
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show Calcium ions Page 386  
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show is faster than conduction on an unmyelinated fiber Page 380  
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43. The resting cell membrane is more permeable to which ion?   show
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show Hyperpolarized CA 10.3  
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45. Roughly how long does an excitatory postsynaptic potential last?   show
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46. Each neuron in the CNS may receive input from which structure(s)?   show
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show Acetylcholine (ACh) Page 386  
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show Interneurons Paget 391  
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49. What disorder involves an immune response that affects the myelin coating on axons throughout the spinal cord and brain, triggering inflammation and leaving scars?   show
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50. What neurotransmitter is most likely released when a person uses a drug that creates a sense of well-being?   show
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51. What are the two major cell types found in nervous tissue?   show
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52. What structural type of neuron has a single process that extends from the cell body?   show
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