Multiple Choice
Which of the following neurotransmitters typically has inhibitory effects?
45. Nervous System
Neurons and Action Potentials
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Neurons and Action Potentials
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about the resting potential is true?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following correctly pairs up a type of synapse and its characteristic?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a natural pain reliever?
- Multiple ChoiceIn humans, making more serotonin available to brain cells typically __________.
- Multiple ChoiceAcetylcholinesterase is the enzyme that degrades acetylcholine. What effect on nerve transmission would occur following the administration of a chemical that inhibited acetylcholinesterase?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about the transmission across a typical chemical synapse is true?
- Multiple ChoiceHow are neurons structurally adapted to chemically transmit impulses to neighboring neurons?
- Multiple ChoiceAction potentials are generated along a neuron because __________.
- Multiple ChoiceSaltatory conduction means that the membrane potential changes __________.
- Multiple ChoiceThe period in which an axon membrane cannot generate an action potential is called __________.
- Multiple ChoiceAn action potential is __________.
- Multiple ChoiceThe sodium-potassium pump __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is true?
- Multiple ChoiceSchwann cells make up the __________.