Structures and functions Flashcards
A collection of cell bodies outside the central nervous system
Ganglia
Because the motor End Plates are in close proximity to the muscles and organs the impulse is then chemically transported to….
The organs
Where are Nodes and Ranvier’s Interrupted areas?
On the Myelin Sheath
Many dendrites enter…
A cell body
Nodes and Ranvier speeds up….
Transmission of impulse
Dendrites conduct…
A nerve impulse (message) towards a cell body
What contains the nucleus and cell organelles needed to keep this alive?
Cell body
Only a single axon leaves a …
Cell body
What conducts a nerve impulse away from the cell body?
Axons
What is in close proximity to muscles and organs?
Motor end plates
Cell body relays impulse from _________ to _________
Dendrite to axon
Myelin sheath is a protective coating of _______________ around larger axons and dendrites
Schwann cells
