IA2 · UNIT 5 · TOPIC 8

Recall: The nervous system and neurones

Neurones, action potentials, synapses, rods, habituation. 153 retrieval questions. Check each suggested answer after you try it.

The nervous system and neurones

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Question 1 of 153: Identify A to F. Which labelled structure insulates the axon, and which allows the impulse to jump?

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Neurone types and myelin

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Identify A to F. Which labelled structure insulates the axon, and which allows the impulse to jump?

A motor neurone. A branched input processes, B the cell body, C the long axon, D the sheath around the axon, E gaps in that sheath, and F the synaptic ending.
Motor neurone. A to F.

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