Neuroscience Nerve Endings Quiz

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What is the main component of motor end plates?

Post-synaptic membrane

Axon terminal (correct)

Synaptic cleft

Sole plate

What type of nerve endings are the branched terminations of axons?

Encapsulated nerve endings

Free nerve endings (correct)

Post-synaptic membrane

Motor end plates

What converts a mechanical, thermal, or chemical stimulus to an electrical potential in nerve endings?

Post-synaptic membrane

Synaptic cleft

Transducer cell (correct)

Sole plate

How are sensory nerve endings classified according to their structure?

According to their contact with a transducer cell Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of Schawnn cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

Enveloping all axons in nerves of the PNS and producing myelin sheaths around large-diameter axons Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glia cells originates from blood monocytes?

Microglia Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of satellite cells located within PNS ganglia?

Enclosing each perikaryon and regulating its microenvironment Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Oligodendrocytes from other glial cells?

Wrapping processes around portions of axons in the CNS to form myelin sheaths Signup and view all the answers

Which glial cell type produces myelin sheaths around large-diameter axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

Oligodendrocytes Signup and view all the answers

Which glial cell type mediates immune defense activity within the central nervous system (CNS)?

Microglia Signup and view all the answers

Where are satellite cells mainly located and what is their primary function?

Within PNS ganglia, enclosing each perikaryon and regulating its microenvironment Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of astrocytes within the CNS?

Covering and providing regulated microenvironments for neuronal perikarya, synapses, and capillaries Signup and view all the answers

Neuroscience Nerve Endings Quiz

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What is the main component of motor end plates?

What type of nerve endings are the branched terminations of axons?

What converts a mechanical, thermal, or chemical stimulus to an electrical potential in nerve endings?

How are sensory nerve endings classified according to their structure?

What is the main function of Schawnn cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

Which type of glia cells originates from blood monocytes?

What is the primary function of satellite cells located within PNS ganglia?

What distinguishes Oligodendrocytes from other glial cells?

Which glial cell type produces myelin sheaths around large-diameter axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

Which glial cell type mediates immune defense activity within the central nervous system (CNS)?

Where are satellite cells mainly located and what is their primary function?

What is the main function of astrocytes within the CNS?

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