WebAssign BIO 183 Final exam (Exam) Thomas Nader BIO 183, section 601, Fall 2011 Instructor: Betty Black ( questions with complete solutions)

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WebAssign BIO 183 Final exam (Exam) Thomas Nader BIO 183, section 601, Fall 2011 Instructor: Betty Black ( questions with complete solutions)1. 5/9 points Match each neurological term to its meaning... . (Two answers are not used.) when the inside of the neuron becomes more positive than the resting potential depolarization depolarization a large depolarization that carries an electrical signal along the axon action potential action potential covers the axon and makes electrical conduction more rapid myelin sheath myelin sheath ions that enter the neuron and initiate electrical conduction along the axon acetylcholine sodium a neurotransmitter that passes an electrical signal from one neuron to another dendrite acetylcholine a neuronal fiber that conducts an electrical signal toward the cell body sodium dendrite a neuronal fiber that conducts an electrical signal away from the cell body potassium axon the difference between electrical charges on each side of the neuron's membrane membrane potential membrane potential a small space that separates an axon from another neuron synapse synapse [Show More]

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