Section 11.1

Question 1

neuron

Answer 1

a nerve cell that is capable of conducting nerve impulses

Question 2

neural signalling

Answer 2

the reception, transmission, and integration of nerve impulses by neurons and the response to these impulses.

Question 3

afferent neuron

Answer 3

a neuron that carries impulses from sensory receptors to the central nervous system; also called a sensory neuron.

Question 4

interneuron

Answer 4

a local circuit neuron of the central nervous system that relays impulses between afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor) neurons.

Question 5

efferent neuron

Answer 5

a neuron that carries impulses from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, also known as a motor neuron.