Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Quiz

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What is the function of glial cells?

Generating action potentials

Supporting and protecting neurons (correct)

Inhibiting synaptic activity

Conducting synaptic transmission

Which neuron type has many dendrites but only one axon?

 -motor neuron

Interneuron

Bipolar neuron (correct)

Pseudounipolar neuron

What is the main function of the dendritic "tree" in neurons?

Generating action potentials

Receiving signals from other neurons (correct)

Transmitting neurotransmitters

Regulating synaptic activity

Where do axon terminals interface to communicate with other neurons?

Synapse Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the vagus nerve motor neuron?

Controlling muscle movement of the visceral organs Signup and view all the answers

What does the blue color represent in the context of neuron structures?

Afferent (incoming) neurons Signup and view all the answers

What type of synapse is primarily inhibitory?

Axosomatic Signup and view all the answers

Which cells form a protective insulation layer over axons in the peripheral nervous system?

Schwann Cells Signup and view all the answers

What type of channels are specific to sensory neurons and respond to touch, pressure, stretch, temperature, chemicals, and light?

Modality-gated channels Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a form of cellular learning that involves a persistent strengthening of synapses leading to long-lasting signal transmission between neurons?

Long-term potentiation (LTP) Signup and view all the answers

What process involves a synapse becoming more efficient in response to a stimulus?

Sensitization Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of glial cells in the brain?

Neuron metabolism/nutrition Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of astrocytes in the brain?

Neuron metabolism/nutrition Signup and view all the answers

What type of synapse primarily facilitates nerve signal transmission?

"Axodendritic" Signup and view all the answers

"Habituation" is an example of which type of learning?

Non-associative learning Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of voltage-gated channels?

They open in response to an electrical potential change on the cell membrane. Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to faster conduction of nerve impulses?

Oligodendrocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?

Forming protective insulation layer over axons (myelin) Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific term for synapses primarily inhibitory and synapse onto the soma or cell body?

Axosomatic synapses Signup and view all the answers

Which cells form a protective insulation layer over axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), known as Myelin?

Schwann Cells Signup and view all the answers

What are the channels that open in response to an electrical potential change on the cell membrane, specifically found at the axon hillock and along the axon?

Voltage-gated channels Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific term for short-term, reversible response by a neuron in response to repeated exposure to a stimulus, resulting in synapse becoming less efficient with repeated exposure to a stimulus?

Habituation Signup and view all the answers

What type of synapse primarily facilitates nerve signal transmission and synapses onto dendritic “spine”?

Axodendritic synapse Signup and view all the answers

What type of learning involves a persistent strengthening of synapses leading to long-lasting signal transmission between neurons?

Long-term potentiation Signup and view all the answers

Which neuron type has many dendrites but only one axon?

Multipolar neuron (cerebellum) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of glial cells in the brain?

Support and protection of neurons Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific term for synapses primarily inhibitory and synapse onto the soma or cell body?

Axo-somatic synapse Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to faster conduction of nerve impulses?

Myelination of axons Signup and view all the answers

What type of synapse primarily synapses onto the soma or cell body?

Axosomatic Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to faster conduction of nerve impulses in the peripheral nervous system?

Schwann cell myelin Signup and view all the answers

What type of channels open in response to touch, pressure, stretch, temperature, chemicals, and light, specifically found at axon hillock and along the axon?

Modality-gated channels Signup and view all the answers

Which cells form a protective insulation layer over axons in the central nervous system?

Oligodendrocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is a form of cellular learning that involves a persistent strengthening of synapses leading to long-lasting signal transmission between neurons?

Long-term potentiation (LTP) Signup and view all the answers

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What is the function of glial cells?

Which neuron type has many dendrites but only one axon?

What is the main function of the dendritic "tree" in neurons?

Where do axon terminals interface to communicate with other neurons?

What is the function of the vagus nerve motor neuron?

What does the blue color represent in the context of neuron structures?

What type of synapse is primarily inhibitory?

Which cells form a protective insulation layer over axons in the peripheral nervous system?

What type of channels are specific to sensory neurons and respond to touch, pressure, stretch, temperature, chemicals, and light?

Which of the following is a form of cellular learning that involves a persistent strengthening of synapses leading to long-lasting signal transmission between neurons?

What process involves a synapse becoming more efficient in response to a stimulus?

What is the main function of glial cells in the brain?

What is the primary role of astrocytes in the brain?

What type of synapse primarily facilitates nerve signal transmission?

"Habituation" is an example of which type of learning?

What is the function of voltage-gated channels?

What contributes to faster conduction of nerve impulses?

What is the primary role of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?

What is the specific term for synapses primarily inhibitory and synapse onto the soma or cell body?

Which cells form a protective insulation layer over axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), known as Myelin?

What are the channels that open in response to an electrical potential change on the cell membrane, specifically found at the axon hillock and along the axon?

What is the specific term for short-term, reversible response by a neuron in response to repeated exposure to a stimulus, resulting in synapse becoming less efficient with repeated exposure to a stimulus?

What type of synapse primarily facilitates nerve signal transmission and synapses onto dendritic “spine”?

What type of learning involves a persistent strengthening of synapses leading to long-lasting signal transmission between neurons?

Which neuron type has many dendrites but only one axon?

What is the main function of glial cells in the brain?

What is the specific term for synapses primarily inhibitory and synapse onto the soma or cell body?

What contributes to faster conduction of nerve impulses?

What type of synapse primarily synapses onto the soma or cell body?

What contributes to faster conduction of nerve impulses in the peripheral nervous system?

What type of channels open in response to touch, pressure, stretch, temperature, chemicals, and light, specifically found at axon hillock and along the axon?

Which cells form a protective insulation layer over axons in the central nervous system?

What is a form of cellular learning that involves a persistent strengthening of synapses leading to long-lasting signal transmission between neurons?

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