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Saltatory Conduction
The Action Potential
College
Potpourri
100

This cell myelinates nerves in the CNS

What is oligodendrocytes?

100

These cells are responsible for saltatory conduction on neurons

What are Schwann/Oligodendrocytes?

100

This is the resting potential for a membrane.

What is -70mV?

100

This was the first college founded in the USA, in 1636.

What is Harvard?

100
This man has been president of Russia since his election in 2000.

Who is Putin?

200

This cell type performs phagocytosis in the CNS

What is astrocyte?

200

This is the name of the space between myelin in neurons.

What are nodes of Ranvier?

200

Action potentials always travel from this part of the neuron to this other part of the neuron.

What are dendrites to axons?

200

This University won the most recent NCAA football championship in January of 2025.

What is THE Ohio State University?

200

Dave Thomas founded this fast food chain, and then proceeded to name it after his daughter.

What is Wendy's?

300

This cell type myelinates the PNS

What are Schwann Cells?

300

This is brain type gets its name from the color the myelin gives it when looked at under a microscope.

What is White Matter?

300

After reaching the threshold potential, voltage-gated channels open and this molecule rushes in, causing depolarization.

What is Na+?
300

Located in Bloomington, this school is well known for alumni like Mark Cuban.

What is Indiana University?

300

This is the largest lake in the USA.

What is Lake Superior?

400

This cell forms the blood-brain barrier to keep the cerebrospinal fluid from being contaminated.

What are ependymal cells?

400

This animal has the highest concentration of white matter, giving it uniquely powerful abstract skills.

What are humans?

400

Hyperpolarization can bring the membrane potential down to this number.

What is -85mV?

400

Tim Tebow and Marco Rubio attended this university in Gainesville.

What is UF?

400

This toy company produces Hot Wheels

What is Mattel?

500

This is what Neurons suck at.

What is literally everything except for communication?

500

This is the color that brain matter appears when it is not myelinated.

What is gray matter?

500

This type of signal hyperpolarizes a membrane and makes it harder for that neuron to hit it's threshold potential and fire and AP.

What is an IPSP?

500

There are 5 universities that have produced a US President and an NFL Super Bowl winning QB, name 2.

What are Michigan, Delaware, Navy, Stanford, Miami (OH)

500

After having won a record number of Jeopardy! games in a row, this man began hosting the show after Alex Trebek's death.

Who is Ken Jennings?