The long, thin extensions of the neuron cell body that transmit a nerve impulse are called ____________________

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axons

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A. prophase I. B. anaphase I. C. prophase II. D. metaphase II. E. metaphase I.

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Match the structure to its description.

1. maintain muscle tone at rest through tonic activity 2. have afferent neurons that bring information to the CNS 3. excite both alpha and gamma motor neurons 4. found at the junction of tendons and muscle fibers 5. have gamma motor neurons that innervate internal fibers 6. eventually synapses with alpha motor neurons that innervate extrafusal muscle fibers A. muscle spindles B. Golgi tendon organs C. both

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The ____________________ refers to the maximum amount of a substance that can be transported across the plasma membrane via a carrier in a given time

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The portion of the adult brain that includes the cerebrum is derived from which secondary brain vesicle?

A. Metencephalon B. Telencephalon C. Myelencephalon D. Diencephalon E. Mesencephalon

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