Ch 13+14 Quiz
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Efferent transmission is from _____ to _____
CNS, Effectors
What are small masses of neuron cell bodies located outside the central nervous system called?
Ganglia
What are Nodes of Ranvier?
Gaps in the Myelin Sheath
Afferent nerves carry impulses from where to where?
Sensory receptors to the central nervous system
Which of the following determines the rate of conduction of a nerve impulse along an axon?
Presence or absence of a myelin sheath
Which of the following best describes depolarization of a neuron during an action potential?
the inside of the membrane becoming more positive due to Na+ flowing into the cell
Which of the following best describes the absolute refractory period?
Following an action potential during which a second action potential cannot be initiated regardless of a stimulus strength
Which of the following cells form myelin in the CNS?
Oligodendrocytes
The Vagus nerve is part of which division of the nervous system?
Parasympathetic nervous system