Nervous System: Divisions & Action Potential

Which division of the nervous system is highlighted in orange?

• Efferent

• Peripheral

• Afferent

• Central

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Which division of the nervous system is highlighted in yellow?

• Afferent

• Central

• Peripheral

• Efferent

What division of the nervous system is responsible for sensory input?

• Afferent

• Somatic

• Efferent

• Autonomic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for involuntary functions?

• Parasympathetic

• Sympathetic

• Somatic

• Autonomic

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for the rest & digest response?

• Afferent

• Efferent

• Parasympathetic

• Sympathetic

What is the membrane's resting potential?

• -70 mV

• -60 mV

• -55 mV

• 40 mV

What type of neuroglial cell participates in the production and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?

• oligodendrocytes

• microglia

• ependymal cells

• astrocytes

What type of neuroglial cell myelinates axons in the peripheral nervous system?

• Schwann cells

• microglia

• satellite cells

• astrocytes

Which type of active channels in the plasma membrane open or close when they bind certain chemicals, such as neurotransmitters?

• passive channels

• ligand gated channels

• mechanically gated channels

• voltage-gated channels

What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps to protect & propagate action potential?

• Axon
• Dendrites
• Node of Ranvier
• Myelin Sheath