Myelinated axons are known to speed up the nerve impulse transmission. How does this happen

Q: 20. are found primarily in the white matter A. myelinated axons B. neuron cell bodies C.…

A: The central nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord. White matter is located in the…

Q: What happens to conduction through axons that have lost their myelin

A: Myelin sheath is an insulating covering in the neuron over the axon. The myelin is formed in the…

Q: If you inhibit the closing of sodium channels what do you predict the effect on neuronal function…

A: Action potential in neuron is the direct consequence of voltage gated sodium channel. During the…

Q: The following figure is showing; Node Node Myelin sheath Node of Ranvier (a) Na+ ONa* Depolarization…

A: Axons are slender fibres that stretch from a neuron, or nerve cell, and are accountable for…

Q: Can someone explain the how a motor impulse (like getting a glass of water) travels through the…

A: Alpha motor neurons control the particular muscle and force exerted by that while the spinal…

Q: Can I get picture of neuronal pathway in Alzheimer’s disease

A: Alzheimer's Disease is the most widely recognized neuro-degenerative confusion in the older that…

Q: Which of these correctly describes the distribution of ions on eitherside of an axon when it is not…

A: The nervous system composed of the nerves and glial cells that help in transmitting signals between…

Q: Whose job is it to carry nerve impulses away from a cell body in a neuron? аxons dendrites spinal…

A: The nervous system is composed mainly of neurons. Neurons are cells that carry impulses from the…

Q: The myelin sheath is produced around axons in the PNS by (a) ganglia (b) neuron cell bodies (c)…

A: MYELIN SHEATH It is an insulating layer that forms around nerves, including those in the brain and…

Q: Neurons that have a single axon and a single dendrite are called what?? Please see below the…

A: Neurons are the structural and functional subunit of the brain and the nervous system.

Q: People under chronic stress can suffer atrophy of their hippocampi. How does this affect their…

A: Human beings have two hippocampi. They are located inside the “temporal lobe” on two sides of the…

Q: Myelin sheaths function to electrically insulate neurons. Compare and contrast the myelination in…

A: Myelin sheaths are a sleeveless fatty tissues protecting the nerve cells. The nerve cells are a part…

Q: A nerve impulse travels faster in small myelinated fibers large myelinated fibers large unmyelinated…

A: Answer : large myelinated fibres. - at the speed of 179-268 miles per hour.

Q: with creative freedom illustarte the events of resting potential, depolirization and repolirisation…

A: Resting membrane potential is electrical potential difference across the membrane when the cell is…

Q: You discover a new toxin that causes excessive opening of Kv channels. What effect is this new toxin…

A: The action potential is a potential that is fired when the voltage-gated sodium ion channels open.…

Q: parasympathetic nervous system. Why would you want to do this?

A: The parasympathetic systema nervosum is accountable for the body's rest and digestion response once…

Q: the bacterium clostridium tetani produce a toxin called tetanospasmin, the causative agent os the…

A: Inhibitory Post Synaptic Potential is a kind of synaptic potential that prevents the generation of…

Q: What are the similarities and differences of autonomic and somatic nervous system in terms of…

A: The control and coordination of the body in humans occur by two systems: the nervous system and the…

Q: When they are not being stimulated, neurons have an electrical charge across their membranes called…

A: The control and coordination of the body in humans occur by two systems: the nervous system and the…

Q: The ____ cannot be controlled by conscious thought. a. motor neurons b. somatic nervous system…

A: Answer: Introduction: The autonomic nervous system includes two portions the sympathetic and…

Q: Glial cells (neuroglia) help with the fun hinking; memory and learning True False

A: Glial cells also called neuroglia are non neuronal cells in the central nervous system and the…

Q: People often think of the brain as the Central Nervous System, but may not consider the spinal cord.…

A: The central nervous system , understood as CNS comprises of two parts namely - brain and spinal cord…

Q: What is meant by the “cooperativity” of LTP?A. LTP is greater if two inputs are active together.B.…

A: Synaptic plasticity in the mammalian central nervous system has been the subject of intense…

Q: You are a neuroscientist and have been provided a sample of a new snake venom. You test its effect…

A: Introduction A neurotransmitter is a chemical messenger that transports, enhances, and balances…

Q: In some cases, people who suffer from depression can be prescribed a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor…

A: Serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the commonly used antidepressants, which mainly helps to overcome…

Q: Gray matter consists of... cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons myelinated axons…

A: The central nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous…

Q: TRUE OR FALSE? Do translatory conduction involves the entire length of the axon in the propagation…

A: TRUE OR FALSE? Do translatory conduction involves the entire length of the axon in the propagation…

Q: Explain how the signal transmission at a synapse in an individual with Parkinson's disease is…

A: Neurons are the major structural and functional units of the brain and the central nervous…

Q: (f) Parts of a Neuron A C E D H Synapse: The region where an axon terminal communicates with its…

A: Neuron is the fundamental units of brain and nervous system. Neuron consists of dendrites, soma and…

Q: In most cases, neurotransmitters such as dopamine is released into the junction between the axon of…

A: Neurons are one of the prinicipal cell in our nervous system which helps in transmission of nerve…

Q: Role of myelin is to allow action potential jump down axon quickly? True False

A: Neurons are the basic structural and functional unit of nervous system. These help in conduction of…

Q: How do oligodendrocytes myelinate axons and how does this differ from myelination by Schwann cells

A: Myelination Myelin is a lipid-rich protective insulating layer present around the nerve cell axons.…

Q: Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSP) are associated with depolarization repolarization…

A: Exchange of information between two or more nerve cells takes place at the synapse, which is the…

Q: An action potential is generated at the... trigger zone of the axon postsynaptic membrane cell body…

A: Neurons are the excitable cells within the nervous system. When a neuron is triggered, it propagates…

Q: the most common neurotransmitter in the peripheral nervous system

A: Peripheral nervous system divided into somatic and autonomic nervous system. Autonomic further…

Q: What is the function of the axon? to receive information and information into the cell body to store…

A: The neuron is the functional unit of the nervous system. The neurons send and receive signals from…

Q: What are the similarities and differences of parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system in terms…

A: The nervous framework is an exceptionally unpredictable piece of a creature that arranges its…

Q: the rising phase, which ion channel is responsible for action potential returning to its resting Vm,…

A: According to the question, we have to find out that after the rising phase, which ion channel is…

Q: The short period of time when the nerve is not responsive to stimuli it’s termed the: A.…

A: Nerve has just two period Resting period and Refractory period.  Resting period is the time when no…

Q: When a graded potential summates to threshold at the axon hillock, O ligand-gated Ca+2 channels…

A: The rapid change in membrane potential is known as an action potential. It is governed by the…

Q: Which of the following statements is most correct about the speed of neural transmission? Myelinated…

A: "The nervous system" of all animals is made up of unique cells known as neurons, which serve as the…

Q: Short-term memory, like remembering a phone number, is stored as a Long Term Potentiation (LTP) of…

A: LTP is a long-term potentiation of the synapse. It means that on following the high-frequency…

Q: spinal cord would you find myelinated axons?

A: The spinal cord along with the brain is part of the central nervous system. It has myelinated axons…

Q: Is it real that the body can't benefit from eating the fruit that have serotonin( In term of can…

A: No, it is not true that your body will not get benefitted from eating serotonin-rich fruits.…

Q: Neuronal pathway in Alzheimer’s disease and how it works . Draw a diagram .

A: In Alzheimer's disease, memory abilities are lost not because the brain can no longer store…

Q: (1) Parts of a Neuron A Axon (initial B segment) G H Synapse: The region where an axon terminal…

A: Introduction The given diagram shows how action potentials can travel long distances within a single…

Q: "The local anesthetic, novacaine, used by most dentists blocks voltage-gated Na+ channels. Why would…

A: Thank you for the question : Answer : The effect of the local anesthetic novacaine blocks voltage…

Q: The two-neuron chain allows increased communication and control of the effector organ. A. True B.…

A: Autonomic nervous system – the efferent division of PNS is the communication link by which the…