Nervous Tissue

Question 1

Neurons

Answer 1

conduct nerve impulses
– made up of dendrites, axons, and cell body

Question 2

Dendrites

Answer 2

receive signals from sensory receptors or the axons of adjacent nerves

Question 3

Axons

Answer 3

extension of the cell that conducts nerve impulses

Question 4

Cell Body

Answer 4

contains most of the cell’s cytoplasm and its nucleus

Question 5

Neuroglia

Answer 5

support and nourish neurons
– outnumber neurons 9:1
– take up more than half the volume of the brain