45. Nervous System

The part of a neuron that carries nerve impulses toward the cell body is called a(n) __________.

Cells that provide metabolic and structural support to the neurons are called __________.

If your fingers touch a hot stove and you suddenly pull back, you have experienced a reflex. What is the correct order of the information processing in this reflex?

Which of the following statements is correct?

In descriptions of synapse organization, which type of cell is the transmitting neuron, and which type of neuron, muscle, or gland cell receives the signal?

The interplay of multiple excitatory and inhibitory inputs most affects what part of a neuron?

Which of the following is a mechanism by which neurotransmitters can be rapidly cleared from the synaptic cleft?

Which of the following neurotransmitters typically has inhibitory effects?

Which of the following statements about the resting potential is true?

Which of the following correctly pairs up a type of synapse and its characteristic?

Which of the following is a natural pain reliever?

In humans, making more serotonin available to brain cells typically __________.

Acetylcholinesterase is the enzyme that degrades acetylcholine. What effect on nerve transmission would occur following the administration of a chemical that inhibited acetylcholinesterase?

Which of the following statements about the transmission across a typical chemical synapse is true?

How are neurons structurally adapted to chemically transmit impulses to neighboring neurons?