Chapter 9 Test Review Flashcards
Astrocytes provide a protection of the brain called
Blood brain barrier
At a synapse, the neuron that is sending the action potential is
Presynaptic
This lines the cavities of the brain in the CNS
Ependymel
Produces the myelin in the CNS
Oligodendeocyte
Supports neurons in the ganglia
Satellite
Star shaped and supports neurons in the CNS
Astrocytes
Smallest in size of the neuroglia
Microglia
Forms neurolemma and myelin in PNS
Schwann
The 3 functions of the nervous system are
*sensory *integrative function *motor function
The synaptic cleft is the space that a ______ crosses to initiate a response in a post synaptic neuron
Neurotransmitter
What is the difference between a nerve and a tract
Nerve is located in the PNS Tract is located in the CNS they both are bundles of myelinated fibers
The insulating material of a neuron in the PNS is
Myelin
Name 2 characteristics that would increase the speed of nerve transmission
*warmer temperature *larger diameter *myelin
The body’s natural painkiller is
Endorphins
A neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood is
Serotonin
The “fight” or “flight” nervous system is
Sympathetic
Describe the arrangement of the gray and white matter in the spinal cord
Gray-inside and unmyelinated White-outside and myelinated
Highly branched input part of neuron
Dendrite
Unmyelinated gap in the myelin sheath
Node of ranvier
Bundle of many axons in the CNS
Tract
Neuron that conveys information from a receptor to the CNS
Sensory/afferent
Group of cell bodies in the CNS
Nucleus
Neuron that conveys information from the CNS to an effector
Motor neuron
Produces myelin sheath in the PNS
Schwann