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Which term refers to the brief electrical signal that travels along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell?
Which term refers to the brief electrical signal that travels along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell?
- Efferent
- Action potential (correct)
- Reflex
- Afferent
Which term refers to nerve fibers that carry sensory information from the body to the central nervous system (CNS)?
Which term refers to nerve fibers that carry sensory information from the body to the central nervous system (CNS)?
- Synapse
- Afferent (correct)
- Efferent
- Depolarize
Which of the following terms is associated with nerve fibers that carry motor commands from the CNS to muscles and glands?
Which of the following terms is associated with nerve fibers that carry motor commands from the CNS to muscles and glands?
- Reflex
- Efferent (correct)
- Static equilibrium
- Myelin
What process involves a change in the electrical potential across the membrane of a neuron?
What process involves a change in the electrical potential across the membrane of a neuron?
Which term refers to the fatty substance that insulates and speeds up the conduction of nerve impulses along axons?
Which term refers to the fatty substance that insulates and speeds up the conduction of nerve impulses along axons?
What is the term for an automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus?
What is the term for an automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus?
Which term describes the voltage difference across the cell membrane of a resting neuron?
Which term describes the voltage difference across the cell membrane of a resting neuron?
What is the specialized junction between two nerve cells where they communicate with each other?
What is the specialized junction between two nerve cells where they communicate with each other?
Which term refers to the pathways in the spinal cord that transmit signals from the brain to motor neurons in the spinal cord?
Which term refers to the pathways in the spinal cord that transmit signals from the brain to motor neurons in the spinal cord?
Which of the following roots means 'stomach'?
Which of the following roots means 'stomach'?
Which term refers to the brief electrical signal that travels along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell?
Which term refers to the brief electrical signal that travels along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell?
Which term refers to nerve fibers that carry sensory information from the body to the central nervous system (CNS)?
Which term refers to nerve fibers that carry sensory information from the body to the central nervous system (CNS)?
Which of the following terms is associated with nerve fibers that carry motor commands from the CNS to muscles and glands?
Which of the following terms is associated with nerve fibers that carry motor commands from the CNS to muscles and glands?
What process involves a change in the electrical potential across the membrane of a neuron?
What process involves a change in the electrical potential across the membrane of a neuron?
Which term refers to the fatty substance that insulates and speeds up the conduction of nerve impulses along axons?
Which term refers to the fatty substance that insulates and speeds up the conduction of nerve impulses along axons?
What is the term for an automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus?
What is the term for an automatic and involuntary response to a stimulus?
Which term describes the voltage difference across the cell membrane of a resting neuron?
Which term describes the voltage difference across the cell membrane of a resting neuron?
What is the specialized junction between two nerve cells where they communicate with each other?
What is the specialized junction between two nerve cells where they communicate with each other?
Which term refers to the pathways in the spinal cord that transmit signals from the brain to motor neurons in the spinal cord?
Which term refers to the pathways in the spinal cord that transmit signals from the brain to motor neurons in the spinal cord?
Which of the following roots means 'stomach'?
Which of the following roots means 'stomach'?
