6.2 Learning Key Terms

Question 1

___________is the re-establishment of a polarized state in a cell after depolarization

Answer 1

repolarization

Question 2

when the inside of a cell is more negatively charged than the outside, it is ____

Answer 2

Polarized

Question 3

The______ is the time between the completion of the action potential and repolarization.

Answer 3

Refractory period

Question 4

The ability of a neuron to transmit a nerve impulse is called___________

Answer 4

Conductivity

Question 5

____________ are involuntary stimuli transmitted to skeletal muscles from neural arcs in the spinal cord.

Answer 5

Somatic reflexes

Question 6

_________ are involuntary stimuli transmitted to cardiac and smooth muscle.

Answer 6

Autonomic Reflexes

Question 7

_________ are simple, rapid, involuntary, programmed responses to stimuli.

Answer 7

Reflexes

Question 8

A cell membrane that is __________ is more positively charged on the inside than the outside.

Answer 8

Depolarized

Question 9

A(n) ________ is an electrical charge that travels along a nerve fiber when stimulated.

Answer 9

Nerve Impulse

Question 10

An action potential that rapidly skips from node to node on myelinated neurons is experiencing ________.

Answer 10

Saltatory Conduction.