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What type of receptor is sensitive to internal stimuli like viscera?
What type of receptor is sensitive to internal stimuli like viscera?
- Interoceptor (correct)
- Thermoreceptor
- Exteroceptor
- Proprioceptor
Which type of corpuscles sense pressure and vibration in the skin?
Which type of corpuscles sense pressure and vibration in the skin?
- Tactile corpuscles
- Meissner’s corpuscles
- Internal lamellar corpuscles
- Lamellar (Pacinian) corpuscles (correct)
What is the site of impulse summation and generation of action potential in a neuron?
What is the site of impulse summation and generation of action potential in a neuron?
- Soma
- Node of Ranvier
- Axoplasm
- Axon hillock (correct)
What type of axons conduct action potentials quickly due to insulation by myelin sheath?
What type of axons conduct action potentials quickly due to insulation by myelin sheath?
Which type of receptor provides information about body position?
Which type of receptor provides information about body position?
Which part of the neuron contains mitochondria, microtubules, and sER?
Which part of the neuron contains mitochondria, microtubules, and sER?
What is the function of internal lamellar corpuscles?
What is the function of internal lamellar corpuscles?
What does axoplasm contain?
What does axoplasm contain?
What is the main structural and functional cell of nervous tissue?
What is the main structural and functional cell of nervous tissue?
Which zone of the neuron is responsible for input and receives/process signals from outside the cell?
Which zone of the neuron is responsible for input and receives/process signals from outside the cell?
What is the function of dendritic spines in a neuron?
What is the function of dendritic spines in a neuron?
Which type of receptors are sensitive to external stimuli?
Which type of receptors are sensitive to external stimuli?
What types of cells are responsible for limited ability to divide and regenerate in nervous tissue?
What types of cells are responsible for limited ability to divide and regenerate in nervous tissue?
Where do motor, sensory, or both functions occur in the Peripheral Nervous System?
Where do motor, sensory, or both functions occur in the Peripheral Nervous System?
What part of the neuron contains cell bodies of neurons, glial cells, and unmyelinated axons?
What part of the neuron contains cell bodies of neurons, glial cells, and unmyelinated axons?
Which part of the nervous tissue has very little extracellular matrix?
Which part of the nervous tissue has very little extracellular matrix?
What do nerves contain apart from axons originating from neuron cell bodies?
What do nerves contain apart from axons originating from neuron cell bodies?
Which type of cells are responsible for insulating axons in the Central Nervous System?
Which type of cells are responsible for insulating axons in the Central Nervous System?
What type of cells provide physical and metabolic support to neurons in the Central Nervous System?
What type of cells provide physical and metabolic support to neurons in the Central Nervous System?
Which cells in the Peripheral Nervous System form the myelin sheath around axons?
Which cells in the Peripheral Nervous System form the myelin sheath around axons?
What are the non-neuronal cells that provide support and protection to neurons in the Peripheral Nervous System?
What are the non-neuronal cells that provide support and protection to neurons in the Peripheral Nervous System?
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