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What is the main component of motor end plates?
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?
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?
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?
How are sensory nerve endings classified according to their structure?
What is the main function of Schawnn cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
What is the main function of Schawnn cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
Which type of glia cells originates from blood monocytes?
Which type of glia cells originates from blood monocytes?
What is the primary function of satellite cells located within PNS ganglia?
What is the primary function of satellite cells located within PNS ganglia?
What distinguishes Oligodendrocytes from other glial cells?
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 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)?
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?
Where are satellite cells mainly located and what is their primary function?
What is the main function of astrocytes within the CNS?
What is the main function of astrocytes within the CNS?
