TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
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◉ Neurons. Answer: Specialized nerve cells in the CNS
◉ Dendrites. Answer: Tree-like branching that extends from the cell
body that forms chemical communication with axons, soma, and
other dendrites; also contain dendritic spines
◉ Soma. Answer: Cell body; contains cell organelles (mitochondria,
ER, synaptic vesicles, mRNA
◉ Axon. Answer: Tail-like structure that extends from the cell body
that is responsible for electrical and chemical neurotransmission
◉ Synapse. Answer: Chemical transmission between neurons
◉ Presynaptic. Answer: Anterograde chemical transmission
◉ Postsynaptic. Answer: Retrograde chemical transmission
, ◉ Synaptic cleft. Answer: The point of chemical transmission
between neurons
◉ Axodendritic. Answer: Chemical communication between the
axon and dendrites
◉ Axosomatic. Answer: Chemical communication between the axon
and cell body
◉ Axoaxonic. Answer: Chemical communication between the axons
of two neurons
◉ Net antagonist. Answer: In the presence of a full antagonist, a
partial agonist acts as a...
◉ Electrical communication. Answer: Can be communication within
a neuron
◉ Chemical communication. Answer: Communication between
neurons
◉ Excitation-secretion coupling. Answer: The first stage of chemical
neurotransmission from the presynaptic axon terminal to the
postsynaptic neuron; process by which electrical impulses in the