Structures and functions Flashcards

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A collection of cell bodies outside the central nervous system

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Ganglia

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Because the motor End Plates are in close proximity to the muscles and organs the impulse is then chemically transported to….

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The organs

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3
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Where are Nodes and Ranvier’s Interrupted areas?

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On the Myelin Sheath

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4
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Many dendrites enter…

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A cell body

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5
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Nodes and Ranvier speeds up….

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Transmission of impulse

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6
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Dendrites conduct…

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A nerve impulse (message) towards a cell body

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7
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What contains the nucleus and cell organelles needed to keep this alive?

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Cell body

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8
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Only a single axon leaves a …

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Cell body

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9
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What conducts a nerve impulse away from the cell body?

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Axons

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10
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What is in close proximity to muscles and organs?

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Motor end plates

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11
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Cell body relays impulse from _________ to _________

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Dendrite to axon

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12
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Myelin sheath is a protective coating of _______________ around larger axons and dendrites

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Schwann cells

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