Brain 2

Question 1

Nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system

Answer 1

Neuron

Question 2

Part of the neuron that contains the nucleus, cells lift support center

Answer 2

Cell body

Question 3

Bushy branching extensions that receive and integrate messages conducting impulses toward the cell body

Answer 3

Dendrites

Question 4

Attached to cell body the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands

Answer 4

Axon

Question 5

Fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons increases transmission speed and provides insulation

Answer 5

Myelin sheath

Question 6

Ends of the axon containing terminal buttons which hold sypnatic vesicles that store neurotransmitters

Answer 6

Terminal branch

Question 7

Cells that support nourish and protect neurons they also play a role in learning thinking and memory

Answer 7

Glial cells

Question 8

Level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse

Answer 8

Threshold