LAB MANUAL A&P & MOD MSTG/ET SA ACC PK
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Chapter 11, Problem 14SAQ
(a) Describe the composition and function of the cell body.
(b) How are axons and dendrites alike? In what ways (structurally and functionally) do they differ?
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LAB MANUAL A&P & MOD MSTG/ET SA ACC PK
Ch. 11.1 - What is meant by integration, and does it...Ch. 11.1 - Which subdivision of the PNS is involved in (a)...Ch. 11.2 - Which type of neuroglia controls the extracellular...Ch. 11.2 - Which two types of neuroglia form insulating...Ch. 11.3 - How does a nucleus within the brain differ from a...Ch. 11.3 - How is a myelin sheath formed in the CNS, and what...Ch. 11.3 - Which structural and functional type of neuron is...Ch. 11.3 - MAKING CONNECTIONS Which part of the neuron is its...Ch. 11.4 - For an open channel, what factors determine in...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 10CYU
Ch. 11.5 - What determines the size of a graded potential?Ch. 11.6 - Which is bigger, a graded potential or an action...Ch. 11.6 - An action potential does not get smaller as it...Ch. 11.6 - Why does a myelinated axon conduct action...Ch. 11.6 - If an axon receives two stimuli close together in...Ch. 11.7 - Events at a chemical synapse usually involve...Ch. 11.7 - What structure joins two neurons at an electrical...Ch. 11.8 - Which ions flow through chemically gated channels...Ch. 11.8 - Prob. 19CYUCh. 11.9 - Prob. 20CYUCh. 11.9 - Why is cyclic AMP called a second messenger?Ch. 11.10 - Which types of neural circuits would give a...Ch. 11.10 - Prob. 23CYUCh. 11.10 - What pattern of neural processing occurs when we...Ch. 11 - Which of the following structures is not part of...Ch. 11 - Match the names of the supporting cells found in...Ch. 11 - Assume that an EPSP is being generated on the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3MCCh. 11 - The velocity of nerve impulse conduction is...Ch. 11 - Chemical synapses are characterized by all of the...Ch. 11 - Biogenic amine neurotransmitters include all but...Ch. 11 - Prob. 8MCCh. 11 - Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by poisoning...Ch. 11 - The anatomical region of a multipolar neuron where...Ch. 11 - An IPSP is inhibitory because (a) it...Ch. 11 - Identify the neuronal circuits described by...Ch. 11 - Explain both the anatomical and functional...Ch. 11 - (a) Describe the composition and function of the...Ch. 11 - (a) What is myelin? (b) How does the myelination...Ch. 11 - (a) Contrast unipolar, bipolar, and multipolar...Ch. 11 - What is the polarized membrane state? How is it...Ch. 11 - Describe the events that must occur to generate an...Ch. 11 - Prob. 19SAQCh. 11 - (a) Explain the difference between an EPSP and an...Ch. 11 - Since at any moment a neuron is likely to have...Ch. 11 - The effects of neurotransmitter binding are very...Ch. 11 - Prob. 23SAQCh. 11 - Prob. 24SAQCh. 11 - Elaine Sawyer, 35, was on her way to the local...Ch. 11 - Elaine Sawyer, 35, was on her way to the local...Ch. 11 - Elaine Sawyer, 35, was on her way to the local...Ch. 11 - Elaine Sawyer, 35, was on her way to the local...Ch. 11 - Elaine Sawyer, 35, was on her way to the local...
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