- Name the neuroglia in the central nervous system that functions as phagocytes to remove cellular debris.
- Indicate the four types of neuroglia (glial cells) in the central nervous system.
- A charge inside of a cell, indicating that there is the possibility that charges will move across the cell membrane, is called ______.
- Nerve impulses are conducted via the ________ neurons from peripheral body parts into the brain and spinal cord.
- Nervous system damage to ______ neurons would affect skeletal muscle contraction (movement); difficulty in feeling touch or pain is caused by damage to ______ neurons.
- Multipolar, unipolar, and bipolar are structural classifications of ______.
- Name the star-shaped cells that are found between neurons and blood vessels. They function in structural support and form scar tissue to fill spaces following a CNS injury.
- Somatic motor neurons control ______ muscles. Autonomic motor neurons control ______ muscles.
- Multipolar neurons called ______ neurons send signals from the central nervous system to effectors, such as muscles and glands.
- Motor neurons send impulses ______ the central nervous system; sensory neurons send impulses ______ the central nervous system.
- Name the type of neuroglia that provides insulating layers of myelin (myelin sheath) in the brain and spinal cord.
- Each Schwann cell provides myelin for ______ axon(s) within the PNS, while each oligodendrocyte provides myelin for ______ axon(s) in the CNS.
- Motor neurons of the ______ nervous system control skeletal muscles. Motor neurons of the ______ nervous system control cardiac and smooth muscle.
- Which cells lie entirely within the brain or spinal cord and form links between other neurons in the central nervous system?
- Within the central nervous system, axons bundled together are called ______.
- The winding of Schwann cells around the axon results in the formation of which neuron feature?
- Neurons are structurally classified as unipolar, bipolar, or .
- Neurons that are functionally classified as ______ (neurons) are those that form links between other neurons within the CNS.
- Within the central nervous system, tissue called ______ matter consists of bundles of ______ axons.
- Within the brain and spinal cord, myelinated axons provide the color for ________ matter.