Practice MCQ's 108

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The two major divisions of the nervous system are the:
PNS and the CNS
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The dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater are:
Meninges
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Interneurons:
Integrate the activity within a single brain structure
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Clusters of neural bodies in the CNS are called:
Nuclei
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The midbrain is:
Both the mesencephalon and part of the brainstem
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Most sensory nuclei of the thalamus project to the:
Cortex
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The caudate, putamen and globus pallidus are part of the:
Basal ganglia
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Telencephalon refers to the:
Cerebral hemispheres
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A membrane potential is the difference in electrical charge between:
The inside and outside of a cell
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Ions pass through the neural membrane via specialised pores called:
Ion channels
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Communications amongst mammalian neurons usually occur:
Across synapses
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During and action potential, the change in membrane potential associated with the influx of sodium ions triggers the
Opening of potassium channels
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A neuron fires when:
The degree of depolarisation of the axon hillock exceeds the threshold of activation
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The dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater are:

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Meninges

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Interneurons:

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Card 4

Front

Clusters of neural bodies in the CNS are called:

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Card 5

Front

The midbrain is:

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