Nervous (part 1) Flashcards
Which of the following are part of the central nervous system?
Brain, brain stem, spinal cord
Conscious control is greatest over the ____ nervous system.
Somatic
Can generate or conduct action potentials:
Muscle fibers & neurons
There are more ____ in a neuron, and they carry impulses ____ the cell body.
Dendrites
Towards
Action potentials arise at the
Axon hillock
What is an axon collateral?
A branch of an axon
The distal end of the neuron is the:
Axon terminal
Action potentials travel away from the cell body of the neuron through:
Axons
Myelin is an electric ____ and causes the action potential to travel more ____
Insulator
Quickly
Myelin is ____-soluble and gives ____ matter it’s color.
Fat
White
Unipolar
One process, found in sensory receptors 
Bipolar
One dendrites and one axon, found in the eye, ear, and nose 
Multipolar
Most common, many dendrites and one axon, found in motor neurons and interneurons 
Afferent conduction moves ____ the CNS through ____ nerves.
Towards
Sensory
Which two structures does an interneuron connect?
A sensory and a motor neuron
Astrocytes
CNS neuron support and protection