Anatomy Questions
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______ matter consists of ______ axons, dendrites, and neuron cell bodies.
Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells are types of ______ found in the ______.
Which cells lie entirely within the brain or spinal cord and form links between other neurons in the central nervous system?
Which division of the nervous system is comprised of the brain and the spinal cord?
What is the source of myelin, found around large axons of the peripheral nervous system?
Which type of neuron conducts impulses from peripheral body parts into the brain or spinal cord?
Select examples of effectors that can be stimulated by motor impulses.
A node of Ranvier is a narrow gap between which two structures?
What is the term for bundles of axons within the peripheral nervous system?
The size and shape of neurons ______.
Which type of neuron would stimulate an effector, such as a muscle or gland?
A neuron has no more than one ______, but can have many ______.
Within neurons, dendrites are processes extending from the ______. They function to carry signals ______ the cell body.
The axon terminal ends as a synaptic close to the receptive surface of another cell, separated only by a space called the synaptic cleft.
Effectors that respond to stimuli from motor neurons include _________ and __________ .
The region of a neuron where the axon originates is called the axon __________ .
What division of the nervous system consists of cranial and spinal nerves?
The space between the synaptic knob of one neuron and the receptive surface of another is called the ______.
Signals are sent from the central nervous system to effectors such as muscles or glands through ________ neurons.
Sensory neurons carry electrical signals from the ______ to the ______.