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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?
What is the sensory portion of a neuron called?
What is the sensory portion of a neuron called?
Which neurotransmitter is the chief excitatory transmitter in the CNS?
Which neurotransmitter is the chief excitatory transmitter in the CNS?
Which neurotransmitter opens Cl channels and is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the adult CNS?
Which neurotransmitter opens Cl channels and is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the adult CNS?
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What type of summation occurs when EPSPs created by distant synapses overlap?
What type of summation occurs when EPSPs created by distant synapses overlap?
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Which ions are involved in creating an IPSP through the opening of Cl channels?
Which ions are involved in creating an IPSP through the opening of Cl channels?
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What is the mechanism behind facilitation in neurons?
What is the mechanism behind facilitation in neurons?
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What is the function of dendrites in stimulating neurons?
What is the function of dendrites in stimulating neurons?
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What is the main body of a neuron called?
What is the main body of a neuron called?
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Which neurotransmitter is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the adult CNS?
Which neurotransmitter is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the adult CNS?
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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 integrates sensory information from different modalities?
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex integrates sensory information from different modalities?
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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 the central nervous system controls subconscious body activities such as arterial pressure, respiration, and equilibrium?
Which level of the central nervous system controls subconscious body activities such as arterial pressure, respiration, and equilibrium?
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Which part of the nervous system is responsible for tactile, visual, auditory, and olfactory sensations?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for tactile, visual, auditory, and olfactory sensations?
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Which part of the nervous system processes information and creates memory?
Which part of the nervous system processes information and creates memory?
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Which part of the nervous system contains walking circuits, withdrawal circuits, support against gravity circuits, and circuits for reflex control of organ function?
Which part of the nervous system contains walking circuits, withdrawal circuits, support against gravity circuits, and circuits for reflex control of organ function?
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Which level of the central nervous system includes the medulla, pons, mesencephalon, hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebellum, and basal ganglia?
Which level of the central nervous system includes the medulla, pons, mesencephalon, hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebellum, and basal ganglia?
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Which level of the central nervous system is associated with the cerebral cortex and never functions alone?
Which level of the central nervous system is associated with the cerebral cortex and never functions alone?
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Which type of neurotransmitter is usually excitatory in the CNS and accounts for more than 90% of the synaptic connections in the CNS?
Which type of neurotransmitter is usually excitatory in the CNS and accounts for more than 90% of the synaptic connections 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 chief inhibitory transmitter in the CNS?
What is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the CNS?
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What is the function of neuropeptides as neurotransmitters?
What is the function of neuropeptides as neurotransmitters?
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What environmental change can increase neuronal excitability and potentially initiate petit mal seizures?
What environmental change can increase neuronal excitability and potentially initiate petit mal seizures?
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What is the main characteristic of small molecule, rapidly acting transmitters?
What is the main characteristic of small molecule, rapidly acting transmitters?
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What is the protective mechanism for excessive neuronal activity and a possible mechanism for ending epileptic seizures?
What is the protective mechanism for excessive neuronal activity and a possible mechanism for ending epileptic seizures?
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What is the main characteristic of neuropeptides as neurotransmitters?
What is the main characteristic of neuropeptides as neurotransmitters?
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What is the process of neurotransmission that takes time and allows for the calculation of the number of chemically connected series neurons in a circuit?
What is the process of neurotransmission that takes time and allows for the calculation of the number of chemically connected series neurons in a circuit?
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What is the main characteristic of glutamate as a neurotransmitter?
What is the main characteristic of glutamate as a neurotransmitter?
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