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Neurons: The Basic Elements of Behavior

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What is the term for the gaps in the myelin sheath that facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses?

Axon terminals

Schwann cells

Neurilemma cells

Nodes of Ranvier (correct)

What is the primary function of the myelin sheath in nerve cells?

To facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses (correct)

To maintain the structural integrity of the axon

To regulate the growth of axon terminals

To produce neurotransmitters for synaptic transmission

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

To maintain the structural integrity of the axon

To wrap around a single axon and produce the myelin sheath (correct)

To produce neurotransmitters for synaptic transmission

To regulate the growth of axon terminals

What is the term for the long, slender nerve fiber that conducts electrical signals to a nerve synapse?

Axon Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the axon terminal in synaptic transmission?

To release neurotransmitters into the synapse Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the type of neuron that carries information about pain, touch, temperature, and proprioception?

Unipolar neuron Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of damage to the myelin sheath?

The electrical impulses slow down Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the substance released by the axon terminal into the synapse to transmit the signal to another neuron?

Neurotransmitter Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the gap between nerve cells where the signal is transmitted from one neuron to another?

Synapse Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the type of neuron that is found in the peripheral nervous system and has a single process?

Pseudo-unipolar neuron Signup and view all the answers