- ______ matter consists of ______ axons, dendrites, and neuron cell bodies.
- Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells are types of ______ found in the ______.
- Which cells lie entirely within the brain or spinal cord and form links between other neurons in the central nervous system?
- Which division of the nervous system is comprised of the brain and the spinal cord?
- What is the source of myelin, found around large axons of the peripheral nervous system?
- Which type of neuron conducts impulses from peripheral body parts into the brain or spinal cord?
- Select examples of effectors that can be stimulated by motor impulses.
- A node of Ranvier is a narrow gap between which two structures?
- What is the term for bundles of axons within the peripheral nervous system?
- The size and shape of neurons ______.
- Which type of neuron would stimulate an effector, such as a muscle or gland?
- A neuron has no more than one ______, but can have many ______.
- Within neurons, dendrites are processes extending from the ______. They function to carry signals ______ the cell body.
- The axon terminal ends as a synaptic close to the receptive surface of another cell, separated only by a space called the synaptic cleft.
- Effectors that respond to stimuli from motor neurons include _________ and __________ .
- The region of a neuron where the axon originates is called the axon __________ .
- What division of the nervous system consists of cranial and spinal nerves?
- The space between the synaptic knob of one neuron and the receptive surface of another is called the ______.
- Signals are sent from the central nervous system to effectors such as muscles or glands through ________ neurons.
- Sensory neurons carry electrical signals from the ______ to the ______.