Exam 11: Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

Efferent nerve fibers may be described as motor nerve fibers.

Which of the following describes the excitatory postsynaptic potential?

Myelination of the nerve fibers in the central nervous system is the job of the oligodendrocyte.

Figure 11.1Using Figure 11.1, match the following: -Which neuron would connect to a muscle?

Figure 11.1Using Figure 11.1, match the following: -Which is by far the most common neuron type?

The action potential is caused by permeability changes in the plasma membrane.

Which of the choices below describes the ANS?

What are the basic divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

The synapse more common in embryonic nervous tissue than in adults is the _ _.

During depolarization, the inside of the neuron's membrane becomes less negative.

Neurons in the CNS are organized into functional groups.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the myelin sheaths are destroyed. What process does this interfere with and what would be the consequence?

The nodes of Ranvier are found only on myelinated, peripheral neuron processes.

Which ion channel opens in response to a change in membrane potential and participates in the generation and conduction of action potentials?

Figure 11.2Using Figure 11.2, match the following: -Calcium ions.