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Which of the following is the main body of a neuron?
Which of the following is the main body of a neuron?
Which neurotransmitter is the chief excitatory transmitter in the CNS?
Which neurotransmitter is the chief excitatory transmitter in the CNS?
What type of summation occurs when EPSPs created by distant synapses overlap?
What type of summation occurs when EPSPs created by distant synapses overlap?
Which of the following is true about dendrites?
Which of the following is true about dendrites?
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Which ions are involved in creating an inhibitory post synaptic potential (IPSP)?
Which ions are involved in creating an inhibitory post synaptic potential (IPSP)?
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Which ions are involved in creating an excitatory post synaptic potential (EPSP)?
Which ions are involved in creating an excitatory post synaptic potential (EPSP)?
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What is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the adult CNS?
What is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the adult CNS?
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What is the effector part of a neuron?
What is the effector part of a neuron?
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Which of the following is an electrotonic response that decays with an exponential time course?
Which of the following is an electrotonic response that decays with an exponential time course?
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What is the sensory portion of a neuron?
What is the sensory portion of a neuron?
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Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for auditory perception, semantics, and memory?
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for auditory perception, semantics, and memory?
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Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is the visual processing center?
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is the visual processing center?
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Which division of the nervous system is responsible for responding to and moving about in our environment?
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for responding to and moving about in our environment?
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Which level of CNS function controls subconscious body activities such as arterial pressure and respiration?
Which level of CNS function controls subconscious body activities such as arterial pressure and respiration?
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Which portion of the nervous system performs specific functions but always functions in association with lower centers?
Which portion of the nervous system performs specific functions but always functions in association with lower centers?
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What is the function of the primary motor cortex?
What is the function of the primary motor cortex?
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Which level of CNS function contains the medulla, pons, mesencephalon, hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebellum, and basal ganglia?
Which level of CNS function contains the medulla, pons, mesencephalon, hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebellum, and basal ganglia?
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What is the role of the somatosensory cortex?
What is the role of the somatosensory cortex?
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Which division of the nervous system processes information and creates memory?
Which division of the nervous system processes information and creates memory?
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What is the function of the cranial nerves?
What is the function of the cranial nerves?
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Which type of transmitter is usually excitatory in the CNS?
Which type of transmitter is usually excitatory in the CNS?
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What is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the CNS?
What is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the CNS?
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What is the possible mechanism for causing an epileptic seizure to end?
What is the possible mechanism for causing an epileptic seizure to end?
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Which type of transmitter causes long-term changes and acts on metabotropic receptors?
Which type of transmitter causes long-term changes and acts on metabotropic receptors?
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What is the main function of small molecule, rapidly acting transmitters in the CNS?
What is the main function of small molecule, rapidly acting transmitters in the CNS?
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What is the mechanism behind synaptic facilitation?
What is the mechanism behind synaptic facilitation?
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What is the mechanism behind synaptic fatigue?
What is the mechanism behind synaptic fatigue?
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What is the chief excitatory transmitter in the CNS?
What is the chief excitatory transmitter in the CNS?
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What is the protective mechanism for excessive neuronal activity?
What is the protective mechanism for excessive neuronal activity?
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What is the process that takes time in neurotransmission and can be used to calculate the number of chemically connected series neurons in a circuit?
What is the process that takes time in neurotransmission and can be used to calculate the number of chemically connected series neurons in a circuit?
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Which division of the nervous system is responsible for processing information and creating memory?
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for processing information and creating memory?
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Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for auditory perception, semantics, and memory?
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for auditory perception, semantics, and memory?
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Which type of transmitter is usually excitatory in the CNS?
Which type of transmitter is usually excitatory in the CNS?
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