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What is the purpose of the nervous system? Answer Regulation of activities involving internal organs and body's ability to interact with its environment What is the primary cell of the nervous system? Answer Neuron -Nonmitotic (CANNOT REGENERATE) -Primary fuel source is glucose Describe the function of the components of the neuron Answer -Soma: Cell Body -Dendrite: Carries impulses toward cell body -Axon: Carries impulses away from the cell body What does the myelin sheath do? ...

Portage Learning - FINAL BIOD 152 Spring 2023. This is a bundle of axons found in the peripheral nervous system. This part of the autonomic system increases digestion. The dorsal root of a nerve contains what type of neurons? This part of a neuron conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body. A neuron going to the bicep of the forearm is part of the: A. central nervous system B. peripheral nervous system C. Autonomic system D. Somatic system E. A&C F. B&D The n...

BIOL 235 Midterm 2 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+. between the origin and insertion which is usually located proximally in limbs ? - Origin What happens during REVERSE MUSCLE ACTION? - specific movements of the body the actions are reversed THEREFOR the positions of the origin and insertion of a muscle are switched What is a mechanical advantage using the example of a lever? - if the load is closer to the fulcrum and the effort is farther from the fulcrum only ...

OCR A Level PE paper 1 2024 latest update GRADED A+ Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides body into left and right Frontal Plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides body into front and back Transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides the body into upper and lower motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER-A nerve cell which conducts a nerve impulse to a group of muscle fibres motor unit - CORRECT ANSWER-A Motor Neuron and the muscle fibres stimulated by its Axon synaptic cleft - CORRECT ANSWER-The small gap ...

Certified Ophthalmic Technician Exam Review - COT Ophthalmology Chapter 4 Visual Fields Exam 2024 | 100% Correct & Verified Each mm on the retina is equal to how many degrees on the visual field? a) 2 degrees b) 3 degrees c) 4 degrees d) 5 degrees -Answer-D The light receptor cells of the retina are the: a) Retinal pigment epithelium b) Rods and cones c) Bipolar cells d) Ganglion cells -Answer-B An object on the patient's right will be perceived by the patient's: a) Temporal reti...

BIOL 235 Midterm 2 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated | Graded A+. What is a mechanical advantage using the example of a lever? - if the load is closer to the fulcrum and the effort is farther from the fulcrum only a small about of effort is needed to move the load Bones serve as levers and joints serve as ________ for the lever - fulcrum Agonist (Prime Movers) _________ muscles while antagonist ____________ muscles - contract, relax What are muscles that contract and stabilize the i...

EXPH 386 Exam 3 Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) Neuromuscular system - answercoordination and integration of the muscles of the body together with the nerves that supply them cell body (soma) -peripheral - answerdictates the critical firing rate of the action potential. Larger cell bodies are associated with higher critical firing rates. Also contain the structures involved in replication and transmission of the genetic code Dendrites - answershort neural branches that *recei...

PSY 101 Straighterline Final Exam Rated A+ psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes science psychology uses systematic methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions behavior everything we do that can be directly observed mental process The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly critical thinking thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it exami...

BSC2085 Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What does the endocrine system communicate by? - Answer- means of chemical messengers (hormones) secreted by blood how does the nervous system send messages from cell to cell? - Answer- 1. Receives stimuli from environment and transmits messages to CNS 2. The CNS processes the information 3. CNS issues commands to muscle and gland cells to carry out response What are the 2 division of the nervous system? - Answer- CNS (brain/spinal cord) PN...

PSYCH 1101 Morris UGA Exam 3 100% Correct neuron cell in nervous system that receives, integrates, and transmits information dendrites -part of the neuron -receives messages from other neurons soma -part of the neuron -cell body cell nucleus -part of the neuron -life support of neuron axon -part of the neuron -long, thin fiber that transmits signals myelin sheath -part of the neuron -insulating material that coats axons and speeds transmission of info (think insul...