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Cells become more negative during hyperpolarization.

A) True
B) False

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White matter is


A) myelinated axons in the CNS.
B) myelinated axons in the PNS.
C) nonmyelinated cell bodies and dendrites in the CNS.
D) nonmyelinated axons in the CNS.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes have similar functions.

A) True
B) False

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Endogenous opioids transmit impulses of pain.

A) True
B) False

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Endocannabinoids are retrograde NTs, meaning they are


A) released from presynaptic neurons and diffuse to the postsynaptic neuron.
B) released from postsynaptic neurons and diffuse to the presynaptic neuron.
C) released from presynaptic neurons and diffuse back to the presynaptic cell body.
D) None of the choices are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Nerve cells depolarize due to the influx of K+.

A) True
B) False

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Destruction of astrocytes would decrease the rate at which action potentials are transmitted.

A) True
B) False

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Muscarinic Ach receptors act through ____________ activation of K+ channels.


A) cGMP
B) G-protein
C) M-protein
D) ATP

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Sensory nerves regulate muscle contraction.

A) True
B) False

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The average resting membrane potential of a neuron is -85mV.

A) True
B) False

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Acetylcholine can induce hyperpolarization by


A) binding to nicotinic receptors.
B) binding to muscarinic receptors.
C) binding to a-adrenergic receptors.
D) binding to b-adrenergic receptors.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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