Anatomy Questions
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Name the neuroglia in the central nervous system that functions as phagocytes to remove cellular debris.
Indicate the four types of neuroglia (glial cells) in the central nervous system.
A charge inside of a cell, indicating that there is the possibility that charges will move across the cell membrane, is called ______.
Nerve impulses are conducted via the ________ neurons from peripheral body parts into the brain and spinal cord.
Nervous system damage to ______ neurons would affect skeletal muscle contraction (movement); difficulty in feeling touch or pain is caused by damage to ______ neurons.
Multipolar, unipolar, and bipolar are structural classifications of ______.
Name the star-shaped cells that are found between neurons and blood vessels. They function in structural support and form scar tissue to fill spaces following a CNS injury.
Somatic motor neurons control ______ muscles. Autonomic motor neurons control ______ muscles.
Multipolar neurons called ______ neurons send signals from the central nervous system to effectors, such as muscles and glands.
Motor neurons send impulses ______ the central nervous system; sensory neurons send impulses ______ the central nervous system.
Name the type of neuroglia that provides insulating layers of myelin (myelin sheath) in the brain and spinal cord.
Each Schwann cell provides myelin for ______ axon(s) within the PNS, while each oligodendrocyte provides myelin for ______ axon(s) in the CNS.
Motor neurons of the ______ nervous system control skeletal muscles. Motor neurons of the ______ nervous system control cardiac and smooth muscle.
Which cells lie entirely within the brain or spinal cord and form links between other neurons in the central nervous system?
Within the central nervous system, axons bundled together are called ______.
The winding of Schwann cells around the axon results in the formation of which neuron feature?
Neurons are structurally classified as unipolar, bipolar, or .
Neurons that are functionally classified as ______ (neurons) are those that form links between other neurons within the CNS.
Within the central nervous system, tissue called ______ matter consists of bundles of ______ axons.
Within the brain and spinal cord, myelinated axons provide the color for ________ matter.