Test 2 Flashcards

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What do the dendrites do?

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Receive neural stimuli from other neurons or receptors at synapse.

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What does the cytoplasm contain?

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Different organelles, metabolizes protein to maintain health for cell.

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Dendrite spines

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Receive incoming impulse

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3
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Axons

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Single long fiber that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body and directs them to other parts of the body.

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4
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Where is information stored at to send down the axon?

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Axon hillock

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5
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What are 4 names for bunches of axons?

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Fasciculous 
Funiculus
Lemniscus
Peduncle
Tract
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6
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What happens at the synapse?

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One neuron communicates with another synapse

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7
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Presynaptic cell

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Neuron to synapse

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8
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Synaptic cleft

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Space in between neuron and synapse.

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9
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Postsynaptic cell

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Neuron that receives information.

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10
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Axodendritic

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Axon to dendrite

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Axosomatic

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Axon to soma

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12
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Axoxonic

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Axon to axon

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13
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Sensory are what kind of nerves?

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Afferent, they take in information and send it to the CNS.

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14
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What kind of never is motor?

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Efferent. Send out information to the muscles

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15
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What are a group of tiny neurons between other neurons?

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Interneurons

16
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Projection neurons

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Reach more distant regions of the brain.