Lesson 1 - Neural Innervation

Question 1

innervation

Answer 1

• communication between neurons or between neurons and muscles
• provides the means for a muscle to contract

Question 2

afferent

Answer 2

sensory

Question 3

efferent

Answer 3

motor

Question 4

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Answer 4

motor neuron of the nerve is destroyed resulting in a loss of muscle function

Question 5

multiple sclerosis

Answer 5

• myelin destruction

- results vary depending on site of lesion

Question 6

myasthenia gravis

Answer 6

nerve-to-muscle junction is destroyed as a result of immune system response