The nervous system can be divided anatomically into the _____ and _____; and functionally into the ____ and ____

components of neural pathways headed towards the CNS are said to be

the ____________ or __________ function is performed by the CNS

_______ are the functional unit of the nervous system: they are supported by _____ cells

nerve signals, called________, travel along the nerve in the form of a(n) _______ ________

the 'strength' of a signal in the nervous system is modulated by _________

the resting potential is due to

the respective concentration gradients that maintain the 'resting' potential are actually due to the tireless work of ________, which require

when the resting potential of the membrane rises to about -55mV, it reaches _________, and ______ channels open, further depolarizing the membrane

conduction velocity of a nerve impulse can be increased by

oligodendrocytes in the CNS perform the same function as _______ cells in the PNS, namely ____

Astrocytes maintain the ___ ___ ____ with their perivascular 'feet'

myelin consists mainly of _______, and produces the visual effect behind _____ _____ in the CNS

upon reaching the end of the axon, nerve impulses are 'converted' to chemical signals via the release of ______ into the ______

release of neurotransmitters, via fusion of vesicles with the cell membrane, is triggered by

if the receptor on the post synaptic cell responds to binding of its cognate neurotransmitter by opening itself to the passage of ions, it is...

post synaptic receptors can trigger either depolarization (an________) or hyperpolarization (an ______)

Nicotinic receptors on the motor end plate of skeletal muscle cells respond to

As Alzheimer's disease involves (among other things) loss of cholinergic neurons, drugs like Donepezil, which is a(n)_______, may ease symptoms

Long Term Potentiation of synapses in the formation of memories involves the activation of _______, which trigger the recruitment of additional AMPA receptors AND the formation of additional glutamate bearing vesicles in the pre synaptic cell

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