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1
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the point where the axon of one neuron interacts with the dendrite or cell body of another axon is known as the _______.

A

synapse

2
Q

What interacts at a synapse?

A

the axon of a neuron and a muscle cell

3
Q

The synapse is the point where ______ are released into the ______ ______.

A

neurotransmitters, synaptic cleft

4
Q

At the synapse neurotransmitters are not _____.

A

synthesised

5
Q

When an EPSP or IPSP occurs at an axonal synapse, there can be __________ inhibition or presynaptic ____________ of neurotransmitter release from the synaptic _______.

A

presynaptic, facilitation, knob

6
Q

True or False-

The rate of action potential generation at a postsynaptic membrane is constant for each particular synapse.

A

False- the rate of action potential generation at a postsynaptic membrane is NOT CONSTANT for each particular synapse.

7
Q

What can extracellular chemicals (other than neuromodulators and neurotransmitters) cause in neurons?

A

Inhibition and Facilitation

8
Q

If the axon ______ remains depolarized for an extended time, a new action potential will be generated as soon as the _______ __________ period of the previous one has ended.

A

HILLOCK, ABSOLUTELY REFRACTORY

9
Q

Synaptic delay is greater at synapses of __________neurons than at those of _________neurons.

A

UNMYELINATED, MYELINATED

10
Q

About half the _________ released at a synapse is broken down before it reaches the ________receptors

A

acetylcholine, postsynaptic

11
Q

Under intense stimulation, what may happen to a neuron?

A

a neuron may run out of neurotransmitter and suffer synaptic fatigue

12
Q

What does the speed at which an action potential is transmitted depend on?

A

The myelination and diameter of the axon

13
Q

Afferent neurons transmit sensory information to the _______, _______ neurons transmit commands to the effector organs,__________ transmit and process within the CNS

A

CNS, efferent, interneurons

14
Q

How are neurotransmitters removed from the synaptic cleft?

A

Diffusion
Enzymatic Degradation
Reuptake by the axon terminal

15
Q

What spinal tract relays proprioceptive signals to the cerebellum?

A

Anterior spinocerebellar tract

16
Q

Acetylcholine binds predominantly to what type of receptor?

A

both inhibitory and excitatory

17
Q

What does a loss of proprioception result in?

A

An inability to learn new movement tasks.

18
Q

What are length detecting proprioceptive sensors in skeletal muscles are known as?

A

muscle spindles

19
Q

monosynaptic reflexes have a _____ synapse.

A

single

20
Q

What reflexes have the shortest delay?

A

Monosynaptic reflexes.

21
Q

______ reflexes are the simplest reflexes.

A

monosynaptic

22
Q

reflexes can be classified as:
-the complexity of the ______ ______
-the site where I______ processing occurs
and
- the nature of the resulting ______ response

A

neural circuit
information
motor

23
Q

What is the knee jerk reflex an example of?

A

a monosynaptic reflex and a stretch reflex

24
Q

The knee jerk is an _____ reflex.

A

Acquired

25
Q

What produces contraction of quadriceps during walking?

A

The knee jerk reflex

26
Q

What is the last step in the activation of a reflex arc?

A

The response of an effector (muscle)

27
Q

The stretch reflex is an example of a _____ _______reflex

A

segmental spinal

28
Q

The stretch reflex occurs in combination with what?

A

with reciprocal inhibition of antagonist muscles

29
Q

The stretch reflex involves ______ _________ of stretched muscles

A

monosynaptic excitation