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1. Dendritescontainthenuclei,ribosomes,mitochondria,andotherstructuresfoundinmostcells.
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2. Neuronsreceiveinformationandtransmitittoothercells. n n
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3. SantiagoRamónyCajalusedspecialstainingtechniquestorevealthatthebrainiscomposedofindividualcells.
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4. Anefferentaxoncarriesinformationawayfromastructure.
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5. Thegreaterthesurfaceareaofadendrite,themoreinformationitcanreceivefromotherneurons.
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6. Neuronsaredistinguishedfromothercellsbytheirshape.
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7. Theroleofglialcellsistoactlike―glue‖orscaffoldingtosupporttheneurons.
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8. Glialcellstransmitinformationacrosslongdistances.
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9. Therearetwotypesofglialcellsthatproducemyelinsheath.Inthecentralnervoussystem,Schwanncellsfulfillthisroleand,
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10. Theblood-brainbarrierismadeupofcloselypackedglialcells.
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11. Thedifferenceinvoltageinarestingneuroniscalledtherestingpotential.
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12. Increasingtheelectricalgradientforpotassiumwillreducethetendencyforpotassiumionstoexittheneuron.
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13. Attherestingpotential,thepotassiumchannelsarecompletelyclosedandthesodiumchannelsarealmostclosed.
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14. Dr.Skinnerisworkinginthelabmeasuringthevoltageofneurons,andduringonecondition,shetriedtodepolarizethe
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15. Actionpotentialscanbeproducedinthedendritesofsomeneurons.
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a. neuronsandglia n
b. dendritesandaxons n
c. ribosomesandlysosomes n
d. neuronsandaxons n
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17. SantiagoRamonyCajaldemonstratedthat . n n
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c. neuronscommunicateatspecializedjunctionscalledsynapses
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18. Both and sharedtheNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinein1906. n n
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c. SherringtonandGolgi n n
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19. Dr.Kimistudiestheplasmamembraneofneurons.Hespecificallyresearchesthespecialized thatallowin
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a. lipidchannels
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20. Neuronsdiffermoststronglyfromotherbodycellsintheir n n n .
a. temperature
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d. mitochondria
ANSWER:b
21. Whatdoneuronshavethatothercellsdonot?
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d. Anendoplasmicreticulum n
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a. endoplasmicreticulum n
b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
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