Portage Learning Anatomy and Physiology
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Collection of cell bodies in Ganglia
the PNS
This part of the autonomic NS parasympathetic NS
increases digestion
Ventral root of a nerve motor
contains what type of
neurons?
Neuron part that conducts axon
nerve impulse away from
body
An interneuron inside the central nervous system
spinal cord is part of the
Describe Synthesis & Storage Cell body manufactures NT's, they are
of Neurotransmitters stored in the secretory vesicles at the
end of the axon terminal
An efferent neuron carries from the central to peripheral nervous
info: system
, location & function of Location: CNS
astrocytes Function: regulation of chemical
environment inside the CNS by forming a
blood-brain barrier
phases of an action potential depolarization, repolarization, after-
hyperpolarization
at rest, a neuron plasma polarized
membrane is:
T/F: The sodium-potassium true
pump must remain in constant
operation to maintain the
resting state
where does the NMJ terminate on a muscle fiber
how is a message sent from Neurons send messages through
one neuron to another? electrochemical signals
what neurotransmitter is found Acetylcholine
at the NMJ?
This part of a reflex is inside integration center
the CNS, made up of one or
more synapses
T/F: Regulation of blood sugar true
by hormones is an example of
a reflex
(50)-compressed Exam Questions and
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Collection of cell bodies in Ganglia
the PNS
This part of the autonomic NS parasympathetic NS
increases digestion
Ventral root of a nerve motor
contains what type of
neurons?
Neuron part that conducts axon
nerve impulse away from
body
An interneuron inside the central nervous system
spinal cord is part of the
Describe Synthesis & Storage Cell body manufactures NT's, they are
of Neurotransmitters stored in the secretory vesicles at the
end of the axon terminal
An efferent neuron carries from the central to peripheral nervous
info: system
, location & function of Location: CNS
astrocytes Function: regulation of chemical
environment inside the CNS by forming a
blood-brain barrier
phases of an action potential depolarization, repolarization, after-
hyperpolarization
at rest, a neuron plasma polarized
membrane is:
T/F: The sodium-potassium true
pump must remain in constant
operation to maintain the
resting state
where does the NMJ terminate on a muscle fiber
how is a message sent from Neurons send messages through
one neuron to another? electrochemical signals
what neurotransmitter is found Acetylcholine
at the NMJ?
This part of a reflex is inside integration center
the CNS, made up of one or
more synapses
T/F: Regulation of blood sugar true
by hormones is an example of
a reflex
