Autonomic Nervous System Basics

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What is the most common type of neuron found in the nervous system?

Sensory neuron

Bipolar neuron

Multipolar neuron (correct)

Unipolar neuron

Which component is primarily found in white matter of the nervous system?

Dendrites

Axon terminals

Myelinated axons (correct)

Neuronal cell bodies

What determines the resting membrane potential of a non-conducting neuron?

High concentration of anions outside the cell

Inactivity of Na+/K+ pumps

Equal distribution of ions across the plasma membrane

Selective permeability of the neuron's membrane to Na+ and K+ ions (correct)

Which factor affects the propagation speed of action potentials the most?

Amount of myelination Signup and view all the answers

Where are unipolar neurons primarily found in the body?

Retina of the eye Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the neuron extends from the cell body and then splits into central and peripheral branches?

Axon Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of chemical-gated channels in neurons?

Controlling ion flow based on neurotransmitter presence Signup and view all the answers

'Gray Matter' in the nervous system contains which of the following components?

Neuronal cell bodies Signup and view all the answers

'White Matter' is mainly composed of which structure?

'Myelinated Axons' Signup and view all the answers

Which process extends from opposite ends of the cell body in neurons?

Axon and Dendrite Signup and view all the answers

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What is the most common type of neuron found in the nervous system?

Which component is primarily found in white matter of the nervous system?

What determines the resting membrane potential of a non-conducting neuron?

Which factor affects the propagation speed of action potentials the most?

Where are unipolar neurons primarily found in the body?

Which part of the neuron extends from the cell body and then splits into central and peripheral branches?

What is the primary function of chemical-gated channels in neurons?

'Gray Matter' in the nervous system contains which of the following components?

'White Matter' is mainly composed of which structure?

Which process extends from opposite ends of the cell body in neurons?

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