Chapter 10: Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition
Chapter 10: Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which branching structures carry information toward the cell body of a neuron? a. Synapses b. Axons c. Dendrites d. Nodes of Ranvier ANS: C 2. The neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine (ACh) are stored within the a. tips of the dendrites. b. cell body. c. postsynaptic receptors. d. axon terminals. ANS: D 3. What is the name of the space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of a second neuron? a. Vesicle b. Cell body c. Synapse d. Node of Ranvier ANS: C 4. What is the name of the enzyme that destroys acetylcholine? a. Dopamine b. ACh c. Acetylcholinesterase d. Norepinephrine ANS: C 5. What term describes the hopping of the action potential (nerve impulse) along the axon from one node (of Ranvier) to the next? a. Myelination b. Depolarization c. Saltatory conduction d. Repolarization ANS: C 6. The frontal, temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes form the a. brain stem. b. cerebrum. c. cerebellum.
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