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Neurophysiology Quiz: Axons, Neurons, and Synaptic Transmission

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Questions and Answers

Where are voltage-gated sodium channels located?

On axon terminals

On dendrites

On postsynaptic neurons

On nerve fibers (correct)

What is the function of cAMP in a postsynaptic cell?

To open voltage-gated Na+ channels

To generate an EPSP

To act as a second messenger (correct)

To close voltage-gated Ca2+ channels

What is the characteristic of a muscle fiber compared to a nerve fiber?

It is an entire cell (correct)

It is a part of a neuron

It is part of a cell

It is a collection of cells

What is the effect of Ach on skeletal muscle fibers?

It generates an EPSP Signup and view all the answers

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

To myelinate axons Signup and view all the answers

What is the location of nuclei in the brain?

In the cerebral cortex Signup and view all the answers

What is the outer, cytoplasmic portion of a Schwann cell associated with myelinated axons called?

Neurilemma Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fibers conduct impulses to produce precise movements of the eyeball?

Class-A fibers Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of calcium ions in neuronal transmission?

They are necessary for a neuron to pass an impulse to another neuron Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of action potentials along axons and muscle fibers?

They follow the all-or-nothing principle Signup and view all the answers

What type of conduction would likely experience electrolyte imbalance before others?

Continuous conduction Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between an oligodendrocyte and a myelinated axon?

One oligodendrocyte is associated with multiple myelinated axons Signup and view all the answers