Nervous System

A quick quiz on the nervous system

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1. What is the function of a motor neurone?

  • convert stimulus energy into electrical energy
  • carryy nerve impulses from the central nervous system to the muscle cells/glands.
  • carry impulses from the muscle/gland cells to the central nervous system
  • to act as a transducer
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2. The stimulus does what to the neurone cell?

  • make the inside of the neurone positive
  • excites it
  • make the membrane less permeable to sodium ions
  • diffuses through it

3. Hyperpolarisation is when the potassium channels are too slow to close so there is an overshoot

  • True
  • False

4. The myelin sheath is a(n) ...... insulator?

  • Electrical
  • Schwann cell
  • Salatory
  • Chemical

5. What are the Nodes of Ranvier?

  • The point at which threshold is reached
  • Where the potassium pumps are concentrated
  • Bare membrane between the Schwann cells
  • The space between neurones

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