Neurons

Question 1

Neurons

Answer 1

Nerve cells that conduct electrical impulses and relay info through body

Question 2

All neurons contain…

Answer 2

Dendrites, cell body, and axon

Question 3

Neuron cell body…

Answer 3

Synthesizes all nerve cell products, large nuceli with no centrioles

Question 4

Dendrites…

Answer 4

Receive info from other neurons and send impulses to cell body

Question 5

Axon…

Answer 5

Conducts nerve impulses AWAY to axon terminals

Question 6

Neurotransmitters

Answer 6

Chemicals stored in secretory vesicles (axon terminal vesicles)

Question 7

Synapse

Answer 7

Space between 2 neurons where neurotransmitters are emitted

Question 8

Presynaptic neuron

Answer 8

Neuron before synapse

Question 9

Postsynaptic neuron

Answer 9

Neuron after synapse

Question 10

Multipolar neuron

Answer 10

3+ extensions, 1 axon, many dendrites

Question 11

Bipolar neuron

Answer 11

2 extensions, central body

Question 12

Unipolar neuron

Answer 12

1 extension, 2 processes

Question 13

Sensory neurons

Answer 13

Unipolar and carry info from PNS to CNS

Question 14

Interneurons

Answer 14

Multipolar, only in CNS

Question 15

Motor neurons

Answer 15

Multipolar, send info from CNS to PNS