Question 1

An impaired ability to sense temperature and touch might be expected after damage to which type of nerve cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  glial cells 
B)  multipolar neurons 
C)  unipolar neurons 
D)  Schwann cells 
E)  microglial cells 
A)  glial cells 
B)  multipolar neurons 
C)  unipolar neurons 
D)  Schwann cells 
E)  microglial cells

Question 2

The specialized pores located in the axon membrane that open or close are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  receptors. 
B)  voltage transporters. 
C)  autoreceptors. 
D)  ion channels. 
E)  sodium-potassium transporters. 
A)  receptors. 
B)  voltage transporters. 
C)  autoreceptors. 
D)  ion channels. 
E)  sodium-potassium transporters.

Question 3

Ions enter and leave the membrane of a myelinated axon at the

Accepted Answer

A)  terminal buttons. 
B)  axon hillock. 
C)  nodes of Ranvier. 
D)  segment of membrane under the Schwann cell wrapping. 
E)  release zone. 
A)  terminal buttons. 
B)  axon hillock. 
C)  nodes of Ranvier. 
D)  segment of membrane under the Schwann cell wrapping. 
E)  release zone.

Question 4

________ are substances that form charged particles when dissolved in water.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ions 
B)  Molecules 
C)  Electrolytes 
D)  Cations 
E)  Anions 
A)  Ions 
B)  Molecules 
C)  Electrolytes 
D)  Cations 
E)  Anions

Question 5

Neuromodulators

Accepted Answer

A)  have a lipid structure. 
B)  directly elicit postsynaptic potentials. 
C)  are usually found in small dense-core vesicles in terminal buttons. 
D)  diffuse widely to effect many neurons. 
E)  have only a local action at a few synapses. 
A)  have a lipid structure. 
B)  directly elicit postsynaptic potentials. 
C)  are usually found in small dense-core vesicles in terminal buttons. 
D)  diffuse widely to effect many neurons. 
E)  have only a local action at a few synapses.

Question 6

The force of diffusion would tend to move ________ ions ________ the axon.

Accepted Answer

A)  chloride; out of 
B)  sodium; into 
C)  potassium; into 
D)  organic; into 
E)  sodium; out of 
A)  chloride; out of 
B)  sodium; into 
C)  potassium; into 
D)  organic; into 
E)  sodium; out of

An impaired ability to sense temperature and touch might be expected after damage to which type of nerve cell?

The specialized pores located in the axon membrane that open or close are termed

Ions enter and leave the membrane of a myelinated axon at the

________ are substances that form charged particles when dissolved in water.

Neuromodulators

The force of diffusion would tend to move ions the axon.

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An impaired ability to sense temperature and touch might be expected after damage to which type of nerve cell?

The specialized pores located in the axon membrane that open or close are termed

Ions enter and leave the membrane of a myelinated axon at the

________ are substances that form charged particles when dissolved in water.

Neuromodulators

The force of diffusion would tend to move ________ ions ________ the axon.

Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders

Autistic, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity, Stress, and Substance Abuse Disorders

Filters

The force of diffusion would tend to move ions the axon.