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Which scientist introduced the term 'synapse' to describe the gap between neurons?

  • Both Ramón y Cajal and Charles Scott Sherrington
  • Ramón y Cajal
  • Charles Scott Sherrington (correct)
  • Neither Ramón y Cajal nor Charles Scott Sherrington

How do neurons communicate with each other?

  • By transmitting light waves
  • By transmitting electrical signals
  • By transmitting chemicals at synapses (correct)
  • By transmitting sound waves

What did Charles Scott Sherrington study to investigate how neurons communicate?

  • Memory
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Reflexes (correct)

Which type of neuron excites a motor neuron in the leg flexion reflex?

<p>Sensory neuron (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Sherrington's research, is an impulse traveling through a synapse faster or slower than one traveling along an uninterrupted axon?

<p>Slower (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist anatomically demonstrated the gap between neurons in the late 1800s?

<p>Ramón y Cajal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term did Charles Scott Sherrington introduce to describe the specialized gap between neurons?

<p>Synapse (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Charles Scott Sherrington study to investigate how neurons communicate?

<p>Reflex Arc (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of neuron excites a motor neuron in the leg flexion reflex?

<p>Sensory Neuron (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is an impulse traveling through a synapse faster or slower than one traveling along an uninterrupted axon?

<p>Slower (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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