Characteristics Flashcards
1
Q
EXCITABILITY:
A
ABILITY TO RESPOND TO STIMULUS
2
Q
CONDUCTIVITY:
A
ABILITY TO PROPAGATE AN ACTION POTENTIAL ALONG PLASMA MEMBRANE
3
Q
NEUROTRANSMITTERS:
A
CHEMICAL FROM NEURON THAT BINDS TO RECEPTORS OF OTHER CELLS TO START A CELLULAR CHANGE
4
Q
AMITOTIC:
A
IN FETAL DEVELOPMENT, MOST NEURONS LOSE ABILITY TO FORM NEW CELLS THRU MITOSIS
5
Q
Multipolar neurons:
A
MULTIPLE DENDRITES; SINGLE AXON; COMMON
6
Q
Bipolar neurons:
A
ONE DENDRITE; ONE AXON
7
Q
Unipolar neurons:
A
SINGLE SHORT NEURON PROCESS THAT BRANCHES INTO A “T”; PSEUDO BIPOLAR; HAS BOTH CNS AND PNS
8
Q
Anaxonic neurons:
A
ONLY DENDRITES; NO AXON
