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What is the network of nerves that carries information to and from the CNS called?
What is the network of nerves that carries information to and from the CNS called?
- Central nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system (correct)
- Effector nervous system
- Synaptic nervous system
What are the muscles or organs of the body that bring about the response to the original stimulus known as?
What are the muscles or organs of the body that bring about the response to the original stimulus known as?
- Synaptic neurons
- Effectors (correct)
- Neurotransmitters
- Receptor cells
What is the fatty insulating sheath that grows around many nerves called?
What is the fatty insulating sheath that grows around many nerves called?
- Synaptic receptors
- Axon terminations
- Dendrites
- Myelin sheath (correct)
What is the wave of positive charge inside the axon when the neuron is stimulated called?
What is the wave of positive charge inside the axon when the neuron is stimulated called?
What is the most distinctive feature of nerve cells?
What is the most distinctive feature of nerve cells?
What are the gaps between neurons where electrical impulses cannot directly cross known as?
What are the gaps between neurons where electrical impulses cannot directly cross known as?
What do afferent neurons do?
What do afferent neurons do?
What is the function of efferent neurons?
What is the function of efferent neurons?
What is the role of the myelin sheath in nerve cells?
What is the role of the myelin sheath in nerve cells?
What is the result of the structure of the axon in nerve cells?
What is the result of the structure of the axon in nerve cells?
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