Nerve Tissue Flashcards
What is a synapse?
Transmission between neurones
What do the RER and ribosomes do?
Produces protein for the cell
What does the nucleus do?
Contains DNA to code for proteins
What do dendrites do?
Receives impulse from previous neurone or receptor
What do dendrons do?
Where dendrites meet towards the cell body
What does the cell body do?
Contains the nucleus and most cell organelles
What does the myelin sheath do?
Insulates the axon, allowing impulses to travel faster
What do the Schwann cells do?
Produce myelin to wrap around axon
What do the Nodes of Ranvier do?
Gaps in myelin sheath were action potential occurs
What does the axon do?
Longest region of the neurone carries electrical impluses called action potentials
What does the axon terminal do?
Releases neurotransmitter to send impulse to another neurone or an effector
