Axon terminal - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psychology Scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Answers philosophical questions about human nature. Uses methods borrowed from other disciplines. Wilhelm Wundt German. Set up first psychology lab. Was a Structuralist. Studied how people sense and perceive world around them. Structualists Believed that consciousness was made of basic elements. combined in different ways to produce different perceptions. They wanted to discover the form or elements of menta...

WCU - PHYS 261 FINAL EXAM LATEST ANSWERS 2022. ) Nucleic acids are polymers of units called A) ribose. B) bases. C) fatty acids. D) amino acids. E) nucleotides. 6) Cell membranes are said to be A) actively permeable. B) impermeable. C) freely permeable. D) selectively permeable. E) none of the above 7) In humans, only __________ cells have flagella. A) sperm B) intestine lining C) stomach lining D) respiratory tract lining E) two of the above 8) The addition of a phosphate grou...

Afferent - Towards (towards the spinal cord) Efferent - Away From (away from the spinal cord) Which nerves are incapable of regeneration? - Neurons in the Central Nervous System (CNS) do not divide and injury causes permanent loss. Which injury to nerves has better outcomes? Crushed or Severed/Cut - Crushed nerves recover better How do peripheral nerves repair themselves? - Axonal Reaction Name 8 local changes that occur when an axon is severed - 1. Cut end retracts and the axolemma cove...

EXPH 386 Exam 3 Latest Update Graded A+ coordination and integration of the muscles of the body together with the nerves that supply them Neuromuscular system Cell body (soma) action dictates the critical firing rate of the action potential Cell body (soma) contains what structures involved in replication and transmission of the genetic code Are larger cell bodies (somas) associated with higher or lower critical firing rates? higher short neural branches that receive impulses...

1. Which glial are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the extracellular fluid that surrounds neurons? A) Oligodendrocytes B) Astrocytes C) Microglial cells D) Stellate cells - B) Astrocytes 2. At what point do the sensory axons from the periphery enter the spinal cord? A) Central nuclei B) Ventral nuclei C) Dorsal root ganglia D) Ventral white matter - C) Dorsal root ganglia 3. Some neurons have long axons that stretch from one part of the CNS to another. What are these c...

The cytoplasmic extensions that, together with the cell body, provide the main receptive surfaces for neurons are a. Neurofibrils b. Chromatophilic substances (nissl bodies) c. Axons d. Dendrites - d. Dendrites The two types of cells of the nervous system are a. Axons and dendrites b. Neurons and neuroglia c. Motor neurons and sensory neurons d. Schwann cells and microglia - b. Neurons and neuroglia The functional connection between two neurons is a(n): a. Dendrite b. Gap junction ...

Humor's Theory - Answer-Outdated theory trying to explain the function of the mind. States that bodily fluids affect human traits. Hydraulic Theories - Answer-Outdated theory trying to explain the function of the mind. States that the mind acts like a pressure system and pressure controls the mind's actions. Spiritual Theories - Answer-Are generally undeveloped theories of how the mind works that cannot be explained or proven yet. Camillo Golgi - Answer-Famous for staining patches of ski...

EXPH 386 Exam 3 Latest Update Graded A+ neuromuscular system coordination and integration of the muscles of the body together with the nerves that supply them cell body (soma) -peripheral dictates the critical firing rate of the action potential. Larger cell bodies are associated with higher critical firing rates. Also contain the structures involved in replication and transmission of the genetic code Dendrites short neural branches that *receive* impulses through numerous connect...

Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information - Answer-Dendrites The part of the neuron that contains the nucleus, which processes and integrates information - AnswerCell Body / Soma A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body - Answer-Axon Nerve - Answer-A bundle of axons makes up a ___ Branches of the axon that allow one neuron to pass the signal to multiple effectors - Answer-Axon Collaterals At the axon hillock - Ans...

Test Bank to accompany Neuroscience, Sixth Edition Purves • Augustine • Fitzpatrick • Hall • LaMantia • Mooney • Platt • White Chapter 1: Studying the Nervous System Multiple Choice 1. Which part of DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA? a. Exon b. Intron c. Promoter d. Non-coding DNA e. Regulatory DNA Answer: a Textbook Reference: Genetics and Genomics Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 2. Genomics is the analysis of a. coding DNA sequences for a species. b. regulatory DNA sequence...