Neurons & Nervous System Flashcards
This where the nervous system develops
ectoderm
developmentally important cell that separates from the neuroepithelium and becomes mesenchymal
neural crest
Thickening of the embryo of ectoderm on the mid-dorsal side forms _____________
neural plate
functional unit in both the CNS and PNS
neurons
synthetic or trophic center for the entire neuron
cell body (perikaryon)
specialized to receive stimuli from other neurons at unique sites called synapses
dendrites
specialized to generate and conduct nerve impulses to other cells
axon
receives information that modifies the transmission of action potentials to those neurons
axons
one axon, two or more dendrites
multipolar neurons
one dendrite and one axon
bipolar neurons
serve the senses of sight, smell, and balance
bipolar neurons
many dendrites, no true axon
anaxonic
receive stiumuli from the receptors throughout the body
sensory neurons
Sending impulses to effector organs
Motor neurons
SaMe
Sensory neurons (Afferent)
Motor neruons (Efferent)
Voluntary control, innervate most skeletal muscle
Somatic neurons
Involuntary activities, innervate glands cardiac muscle and most smooth muscle
automatic neurons
establish relationships among other neurons forming complex functional networks or circuits
interneuron
Interneuron are _______
multipolar
anaxonic
Either
metabolic center of the neuron
cell body (perikaryon)
Filaments abundant both in perikarya and processes
Intermediate filaments
Correct pair:
CNS - gray matter
Axons - gray matter
CNS - white matter
Axons - white matter
CNS - gray matter
Axons - white matter
short, small process emerging and branching off the soma
dendrites
serve as the initial processing sites for synaptic signals
dendritic spine
pyramid-shaped region of the perikaryon where the axon of a neuron originates
axon hillock
plasma membrane of the axon
axolemma
contents of axon
axoplasm