Anatomy
Spaces between myelin sheaths
What are the nodes of Ranvier?
Muscle contraction
Gland secretion
Regulation of other systems (cardiovascular system)
Perception of sensations
What are the basic functions of nerve tissue?
functional cellular component of the nervous system
What is a neuron?
Afferent and Efferent nerves
What are the 2 functional type of nerves?
Axon
Dendrite
What are the 2 types of cytoplasmic processes?
carries information or relays impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain (or spinal cord).
What is an afferent nerve?
Cell body
Cytoplasmic processes: Axon, Dendrites
What are the 3 parts of the neuron?
carries information away from the brain to the periphery of the body.
What is an efferent nerve?
is the junction between two neurons or between a neuron and an effector organ
What is the Synapse?