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The neuroglia that produce the myelin sheath around axons in the peripheral nervous system are called:

The _____ nervous system consists of sensory neurons and motor neurons that stimulate skeletal muscle contractions.

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram contains synaptic vesicles that store neurotransmitters?  

The space between an axon terminal of a motor neuron and the sarcolemma of a muscle fiber is called the:

Neurotransmitters are released from the _____ into the synaptic cleft.

Clusters of neuronal cell bodies that form gray matter in the brain are called:

The _____ of the brain consists of unmyelinated axons, dendrites, neuron cell bodies and neuroglia.

All of the following are functions of the nervous system EXCEPT:

The site where bone lengthening occurs in a long bone is called the:

Which of the following substances is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the sarcoplasm to initiate skeletal muscle contraction?