Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
What is the structure of a nerve?
A
Consist of large number of neuron fibres
2
Q
What are Neuron Fibres?
A
Cytoplasmic processes that extend from the cell body of all neurons
3
Q
What is a nerve?
A
They are bundles of neurons
4
Q
What connective tissue bounds neurons into bundles?
A
perineurium
5
Q
What delicate connective tissues surrounds the neurons
A
Endoneurium
6
Q
What connective tissue surrounds the entire nerve?
A
Epineurium
7
Q
What is the function of the artery and vein between the bundles
A
Nourish the fibres and remove waste
8
Q
What is a nerve impulse?
A
Minute electrical signal - wave do depolarisation
