NERVOUS TISSUE

Question 1

Fast acting control system

Answer 1

Nervous Tissue

Question 2

Triggers muscle contractions as well as gland secretions

Answer 2

Nervous Tissue

Question 3

Forms a communication system that allows us to respond
to our environment

Answer 3

Nervous Tissue

Question 4

–Transmission of nerve signals (electrical impulses)

Answer 4

Nervous Tissue

Question 5

–Senses stimuli

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Nervous Tissue

Question 6

Determines and directs responses

Answer 6

Nervous Tissue

Question 7

–Enables body to function as a whole

Answer 7

Nervous Tissue

Question 8

–Transmission of nerve signals (electrical impulses)
–Senses stimuli
– Determines and directs responses
–Enables body to function as a whole

Answer 8

Nervous Tissue

Question 9

Most neural tissue —— is concentrated in the brain and
spinal cord, the control centers for the nervous system is how much percentage?

Answer 9

(98%)

Question 10

2 Basic Types of Nerve Cells

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Neuroglia
Neurons

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(support cells)

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Neuroglia

Question 12

–Provide physical support for neural tissue

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Neuroglia

Question 13

Maintain the chemical composition of the tissue fluids

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Neuroglia

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–Supply nutrients to neurons

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Neuroglia

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Defend the tissue from infection

Answer 15

Neuroglia

Question 16

(excitable nerve cells)

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Neurons

Question 17

are specialized nervous tissue for communication;

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Neurons

Question 18

communicate through electrical events that affect their cell membranes.

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neurons

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our —- and —- thought processes reflect the communication among neurons.

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conscious and unconscious

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typical neuron has:

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cell body
dendrites
axon

Question 21

containing organelles and a large
nucleus

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cell body

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numerous branching projections called

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dendrites

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one — (because axons tend to be very long and
slender, they are also called nerve fibers)

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axon

Question 24

is sent from the axon of the
transmitting neuron to the dendrite of the receiving neuron.

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electrical impulse

Question 25

3 Types of Neurons

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Sensory Neurons
Interneurons
Motor Neurons

Question 26

neurons
activated by sensory input via
sense organs

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Sensory Neurons

Question 27

neurons found in
the spinal cord and brain that
provide proper connections so that
sensory impulses can be changed
into motor impulses.

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Interneurons

Question 28

neurons that turn
electrical impulses into physical
movements.

Answer 28

Motor Neurons

Question 29

a nervous tissue has 4 parts what are those?

Answer 29

dendrites
cell body
supporting cells
axon