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Study Guide: Nerve Signaling

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Study Guide: Nerve Signaling
Alexandra Bozan
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Question 1

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Compared with the inside of the cell, the outside of most cell membranes is
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  • positive
  • negative
  • equal
  • none of the above

Question 2

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The difference in electrical charge across a plasma membrane is called
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  • a. depolarization
  • b. membrane potential
  • c. both a and b
  • d. none of the above

Question 3

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A neuron's resting membrane potential is
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  • 70 mV
  • -70 mV
  • 30 mV
  • -30 mV

Question 4

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Which of the following statements is true concerning the sodium-potassium pump?
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  • Three sodium ions are pumped out of the neuron for every two potassium ions pumped into the neuron.
  • Two sodium ions are pumped out of the neuron for every three potassium ions pumped into the neuron.
  • Three sodium ions are pumped out of the neuron for every three chloride ions pumped into the neuron.
  • Three sodium ions are pumped out of the neuron for every three potassium ions pumped into the neuron.

Question 5

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A membrane that exhibits a membrane potential is said to be polarized.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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A slight shift away from the resting membrane potential in a specific region of the plasma membrane is often called a stimulus-gated channel.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Chlorine ions are the dominant extracellular cations
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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During a relative refractory period
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  • an action potential is impossible
  • an action potential is possible only in response to a very strong stimuli
  • an action potential is occurring
  • none of the above

Question 9

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Voltage-gated channels are
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  • membrane channels that close during voltage fluctuations
  • ion channels that open in response to voltage fluctuations
  • membrane channels that are altered from an extremely high stimulus
  • none of the above

Question 10

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The larger the diameter of a nerve fiber
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  • the slower the speed of conduction
  • the faster the speed of conduction
  • Fiber diameter does not influence speed of conduction
  • the more the speed fluctuates

Question 11

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Action potential and nerve impulse are synonymous
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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When repolarization has occurred, an impulse can't be conducted
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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The action potential is an all-or-none response
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Many anesthetics function by inhibiting the opening of sodium channels and thus blocking the initiation and conduction of nerve impulses
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Which of the following structures is not a main component of a chemical synapse?
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  • synaptic knob
  • synaptic cleft
  • synaptic proces
  • plasma membrane of postsynaptic neuron

Question 16

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A synaptic knob is located on the
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  • synaptic cleft
  • axon
  • dendrite
  • cell body

Question 17

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Which of the following is true of spatial summation?
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  • Nuerotransmitters released simultaneously from several presynaptic knobs converge on one postsynaptic neuron.
  • Simultaneous stimulation of more than one postsynaptic neuron occurs.
  • Impulses are fired in a rapid succession by the same neuron.
  • Speed of impulse transmission is increased when several neurotransmitters are released

Question 18

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In an adult, the nervous system is replete with both electrical synapses and chemical synapses.
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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Rapid-succession stimulation of a postsynaptic neuron by a synaptic knob can have a cumulative effect over time that can result in an action potential.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Ca++ ions cause the release of neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to
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  • presynaptic terminals
  • the synaptic cleft
  • the base of the axon
  • the receptors on the postsynaptic terminal

Question 22

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The main chemical classes of neurotransmitters include all of the following except
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  • acetylcholine
  • norepinephrine
  • amino acids
  • amine

Question 23

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Which of the following is not an example of an amine neurotransmitter?
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  • serotonin
  • histamine
  • glycine
  • dopamine

Question 24

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Severe depression can be caused by a deficit in which of the following neurotransmitters?
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  • acetylcholine
  • amino acids
  • amines
  • neuropeptides

Question 25

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Which of the following is not a catecholamine?
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  • epinephrine
  • norepinephrine
  • dopamine
  • serotonin

Question 26

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Many biologists now believe that neuropeptides are the most common neurotransmitters in the CNS.
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Cocaine produces a temporary feeling of well-being by blocking the uptake of dopamine.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Neuroscience has advanced to a point at which the neuron doctrine has been expanded to include concepts of the [blank_start]reticular[blank_end] [blank_start]theory[blank_end].
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  • reticular
  • theory

Question 29

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The concentration of neurotransmitters at synapses in certain neural pathways can affect [blank_start]health[blank_end].
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  • health

Question 30

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[blank_start]Neurotrophins[blank_end] are nerve growth factors that are released by various cells of the body.
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  • Neurotrophins

Question 31

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When more than one presynaptic axon synapses with a single postsynaptic neuron, [blank_start]convergence[blank_end] occurs.
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  • convergence

Question 32

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When a single presynaptic axon synapses with many different postsynaptic neurons, [blank_start]divergence[blank_end] occurs.
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  • divergence

Question 33

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Multiple sclerosis is a myelin disorder.
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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Physical injury, causing nerve damage, can cause local or widespread loss of sensation and/or motor control.
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  • True
  • False

Question 35

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Nerve conduction does not occur due to fluctuations in the concentration of ions.
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  • True
  • False

Question 36

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Myasthenia gravis is a bacterial disorder.
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Parkinson disease is a failure to release adequate dopamine at the synapse of certain motor pathways.
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  • True
  • False

Question 38

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A synaptic knob is a tiny bulge at the end of the [blank_start]presynaptic[blank_end] neuron's axon.
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  • presynaptic
  • postsynaptic

Question 39

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Acetylcholine is an example of a [blank_start]neurotransmitter[blank_end].
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  • neurotransmitter
  • protein molecule receptor

Question 40

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Neurotransmitters are chemicals that allow neurons to [blank_start]communicate[blank_end] with one another.
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  • communicate
  • reproduce

Question 41

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Neurotransmitters are distributed [blank_start]specifically[blank_end] into groups of neurons.
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  • specifically
  • randomly

Question 42

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Endorphins and enkephalins are neurotransmitters that inhibit conduction of [blank_start]pain[blank_end].
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  • pain
  • fear

Question 43

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A synonym commonly used for action potential is [blank_start]nerve impulse[blank_end].
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  • nerve impulse
  • depolarization

Question 44

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In myelinated fibers, action potentials in the membrane occur only at the nodes of Ranvier. This type of impulse conduction is called [blank_start]saltatory conduction[blank_end].
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  • saltatory conduction
  • postsynaptic conduction

Question 45

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A membrane that exhitbits a membrane potential is said to be [blank_start]polarized[blank_end].
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  • polarized
  • myelinated

Question 46

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A wave of electrical fluctuation that travels along the plasma membrane is called a [blank_start]nerve[blank_end] [blank_start]impulse[blank_end].
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  • nerve
  • impulse

Question 47

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The membrane potential maintained by a nonconducting neuron's plasma membrane is called the [blank_start]resting[blank_end] [blank_start]membrane[blank_end] [blank_start]potential[blank_end].
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  • resting
  • membrane
  • potential

Question 48

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Movement of the membrane potential away from zero (thus below the usual RMP) is called [blank_start]hyperpolarization[blank_end].
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  • hyperpolarization

Question 49

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Three structures make up a chemical synapse. They are [blank_start]plasma[blank_end] [blank_start]membrane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] [blank_start]a[blank_end] [blank_start]postsynaptic[blank_end] [blank_start]neuron[blank_end], [blank_start]synaptic[blank_end] [blank_start]know[blank_end] and the [blank_start]synaptic[blank_end] [blank_start]cleft.[blank_end]
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  • plasma
  • membrane
  • of
  • a
  • postsynaptic
  • neuron
  • synaptic
  • knob
  • synaptic
  • cleft.

Question 50

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Long-term memories (months or years) require [blank_start]structural[blank_end] changes in the synapse, such as more vesicles or more vesicle release sites.
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  • structural

Question 51

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The unique neurotransmitter that combines acetate with choline is acetylcholine. It is deactivated by [blank_start]acetylcholinesterase[blank_end].
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  • acetylcholinesterase

Question 52

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An example of a catecholamine is [blank_start]dopamine[blank_end].
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  • dopamine

Question 53

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Two major function classifications of neurotransmitters are excitatory neurotransmitters and [blank_start]inhibitory[blank_end] [blank_start]neurotransmitters[blank_end].
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  • inhibitory
  • neurotransmitters

Question 54

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The function of a neurotransmitter is determined by the postsynaptic receptor.
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  • True
  • False

Question 55

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Nuetotrophins stimulate neuron development but also can act as neurotransmitters or neuromodulators.
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  • True
  • False
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