Neurons

What is structure labeled C in the picture?

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Cell Body
• Axon Terminal

What is structure labeled B in the picture?

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Cell Body
• Axon Terminal

What is structure labeled D in the picture?

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Cell Body
• Axon Terminal

What is structure labeled E in the picture?

• Nucleus
• Schwann Cell
• Node of Ranvier
• Myelin Sheath

What is structure labeled A in the picture?

• Nucleus

• Dendrite

• Synapse

• Myelin Sheath

The long slender pole connecting the neuron to the axon terminal is?

• Axeum
• Axon
• Axen
• Axam

Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called __________.

• myelin sheath
• axon
• threshold
• synapse

The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• Schwann cell

What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps the impulses travel faster called?

• Axon

• Dendrites

• Soma

• Myelin Sheath

When a neuron has received enough neurotransmitters to cross the action potential threshold, the neuron will fire completely. It will never fire "just a little bit". This is referred to as

• the excitation effect

• the fight or flight response

• resting potential

• the all-or-nothing principle