medical
The term central nervous system refers to the:
Brain and spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system consists of:
The spinal and cranial nerves
Which of these cells are not a type of neuroglia found in the CNS:
Schwann cells
The Schwann cells form a myelin sheath around the:
Axon
The neuron processes that normally receives incoming stimuli are called:
Dendrites
Collections of nerve cell bodies inside the PNS are called:
Ganglia
Which of the following best describes the waxy-appearing material called myelin:
A mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron
A neuron with a cell body located in the CNS whose primary function is connecting other
neurons is called a(n):
Interneuron
White matter refers to myelinated fibers in the:
CNS
Impulse conduction is fastest in neurons that are:
Myelinated
An action potential:
Is essential for nerve impulse propagation
Immediately after an action potential is propagated, which one of the following ions rapidly
diffuses out of the cell into the tissue fluid:
Potassium
The ability to respond to a stimulus is termed:
Irritability