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Synapse Quiz

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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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Synapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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