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Nervous System Physiology

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At rest, the neuron is inactive or

a)

Polarized

b)

Depolarized

c)

Repolarized

d)

Refectory period

2.

A polarized neuron is

a)

Firing an impulse

b)

More positive inside

c)

More negative inside

d)

Less negative outside

3.

A depolarized neuron can cause

a)

Action potential

b)

Repolarization

c)

Refractory period

d)

Polarization

4.

This must occur before another impulse is sent. Na+ no longer can enter the neuron and K+ diffuses out to restore the electrical gradient

a)

Action potential

b)

Repolarization

c)

Refractory period

d)

Polarization

5.

This is when a neuron cannot fire as it restores its electrical gradient

a)

Action potential

b)

Repolarization

c)

Refractory period

d)

Polarization

6.

What is the type of conduction that occurs when the impulse jumps along the nodes of Ranvier in myelinated neurons?

a)

Saltatory

b)

Excretory

c)

Excitatory

d)

Sweetatory

7.

At resting potential, the ion distribution inside and outside of a neuron is such that __________ ions are most abundant on the outside of the cell, while __________ ions are most abundant on the inside of the cell.

a)

Potassium; sodium

b)

Sodium; potassium

c)

Calcium; potassium

d)

Calcium; sodium

8.

During rapid depolarization of an action potential the current flow (charge of the membrane potential) is dominated by

a)

The inward movement of K+

b)

The outward movement of K+

c)

The inward movement of Na+

d)

The outward movement of Na+

9.

A man develops an immune system disorder that attacks his schwann cells and destroys the myelin sheaths of his nerve cells. What will immediately happen to his nervous tissue as a direct result?

a)

Acetylcholine will stop being released at the nerve cell synapses.

b)

Axons will deliver nerve cell impulses at a much slower rate.

c)

Dendrites will no longer be able to depolarize.

d)

Nerve cell membranes will lose their ability to repolarize.

10.

What is the correct organizational sequence of the nervous system when a stimulus is introduced?

a)

interneuron, afferent, and efferent

b)

efferent, interneuron, and afferent

c)

afferent, efferent, and interneuron

d)

afferent, interneuron, and efferent

11.

A particular medication works by blocking the receptor sites on the post-synaptic neuron. Which structure in synapse is being inhibited from binding to a receptor?

a)

the vesicle

b)

the pre-synaptic neuron

c)

the neurotransmitter

d)

the calcium channel

12.

What is function of the axon terminals?

a)

create myelin

b)

conduct electrical implulses

c)

releases the neurotransmitters of the post synaptic cell.

d)

releases the neurotransmitters of the presynaptic cell.

13.

_______________ transmit impulses from the spinal cord to skeletal and smooth muscles (such as those in your stomach), and so directly control all of our muscle movements.

a)

Autonomic Neurons

b)

Inter Neurons

c)

Motor Neurons

d)

Sensory Neurons

14.

During repolarization, what ions are pumped out of the cell?

a)

sodium

b)

potassium

c)

both sodium and potassium

d)

calcium

15.

Neurotransmitters are released from the

a)

Dendrites

b)

Post-synaptic neuron

c)

Presynaptic neuron

d)

Axon terminal

16.
Identify structure "x"
a)
Axon Terminal Bulb
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
17.
Identify structure "Z"
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
18.

What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane (dendrite)?

a)

Calcium binding with a receptor site

b)

Potassium leaking into the post-synaptic membrane

c)

Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites on protein channel

d)

Neurotransmitter being removed from the synapse

19.
Calcium channels on the axon terminal are _______ gated.
a)
Voltage 
b)
Chemically
c)
Mechancially
20.
The influx of which ion at the axon terminal causes exocytosis of neurotransmitters into the cleft.
a)
Sodium
b)
Calcium
c)
Potassium
21.
Identify structure "W"
a)
Dendrite 
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Axon Terminal
d)
Synapse
22.
Identify structure "Y"
a)
Axon Terminal 
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
23.

Calcium ions are responsible for.....

a)

signaling the release of the neurotransmitter

b)

signaling Na+ to be released into the membrane

c)

signaling the release of K+ out of the membrane

d)

serving as the neurotransmitter

24.
When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.
a)
-55 mV
b)
-70 mV
c)
40 mV
d)
-75 mV
25.
When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Action potential
c)
Neural potential
d)
Synaptic potential
26.
Why is -55 mV a significant number?
a)
This is the largest charge achieved during an action potential
b)
This is the threshold required to complete an action potential
c)
This is the resting charge of a neuron
d)
This is the charge when all the sodium is inside the cell
27.
Why is hyperpolarization important?
a)
It makes sure the neuron is healthy
b)
It prevents a second, unwanted signal from being sent
c)
It makes sure the neurons are in the correct space
d)
It makes sure the charge is back at -70 mV
28.
What number on the graph represents the Threshold phase
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
29.
What number on the graph represents the Repolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.
What number on the graph represents the Hyperpolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
31.
What number on the graph represents the Depolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.

The critical point at which a stimulus causes an action potential

a)

Synapse

b)

 Action potential

c)

Membrane potential

d)

Threshold

33.
For a neuron with a resting membrane potential at -70mv, an increase in the movement of sodium ions into the neuron's cytoplasm would result in:
a)
the depolarization of the neuron.
b)
the repolarization of the neuron 
c)
the replacement of potassium ions with sodium ions.
d)
the replacement of potassium ions with calcium ions.
34.
Nerve impulses within the neuron are sent in _____ form
a)
Electrical
b)
Chemical
c)
Electro-chemical
d)
Petrochemical
35.
The sodium-potassium pump....
a)
Sends (Na+) into the cell
b)
Sends (K+) into the cell
c)
Exchanges (K+) & (Na+) during depolarization
d)
Exchanges (K+) & (Na+) during hyperpolarization