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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT HUMAN A AND P QUIZ
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-Guarantee passing score -20 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Specialized cells that myelinate the fibers of neurons found in the PNS
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Schwann cells Question 2: State in which the resting potential is reversed as sodium ions rush into the neuron
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Depolarization
Question 3: State in which all voltage gated Na+ and K+ channels are closed
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Resting period Question 4: Changes, occurring within or outside the body, that affect nervous system functioning
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Stimuli
Question 5: Transmission of the depolarization wave along the neuron's membrane
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Action potential
Question 6: Gaps in a myelin sheath
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Nodes of Raniver
Question 7: Period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron
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Repolarization
Question 8: Electrical condition of the plasma membrane of a resting neuron
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Polarized
Question 9: Junction or point of close contact between neurons
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Synapse Question 10: sensory receptors found in the skin, which are specialized to detect temperature, pressure changes, and pain
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cutaneous sense organs
Question 11: Collection of nerve cell bodies found outside the CNS
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Ganglion
Question 12: Bundle of nerve processes inside the CNS
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Tract
Question 13: Neuron that conducts impulses toward the CNS from the body periphery
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Afferent neuron Question 14: Sensory receptors found in muscle and tendons that detect their degree of stretch
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Proprioceptors Question 15: Chemicals released by neurons that stimulate other neurons, muscles, or glands
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Neurotransmitters Question 16: Neuron that conducts impulses away from the CNS to muscles and glands
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Efferent neuron Question 17: Process by which ATP is used to move sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions back into the cell, completely restores the resting conditions of the neuron
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Sodium-potassium pump Question 18: Period of repolarization of the neuron during which it cannot respond to a second stimulus
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Refractory period
Question 19: the chief positive intracellular ion in a resting neuron
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Potassium ions Question 20: Neuron, serving as part of the conduction pathway between sensory and motor neurons
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Association neuron