Local potentials

The separation of positive and negative charges across the membrane creates a ________ difference, or voltage.

As you ascend from the medulla oblongata to the cerebrum, the functions of each successive level become

The speed at which an action potential is transmitted depends upon

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the:

________ neurons are small and have no anatomical features that distinguish dendrites from axons.

The thalamus is often called the “air traffic controller” of the brain because it

Muscles and glands are:

The ________ filters and relays sensory information to cerebral cortex.

A threshold stimulus is the