Glial Cells
Organization of the Nervous System
The Neuron
Neuron Classification
A Nerve Impulse
100

These are the other two terms used to refer to Glial Cells

What are supporting cells and neuroglia?

100

This is the part of the nervous system whose nerves extend from the spinal cord and give signals to all other parts of the body.

What is the Peripheral Nervous System?

100

This is the main differences in neurons compared to other cells in the body, which leads to its amitotic nature

Lack of centrioles.

100

This is what you call the simple receptors found in the skin?

What are cutaneous sense organs?

100

The resting stage of the nerve fiber is in this state, meaning there are two areas of opposite charges

What is polarized? 

200

This is the glial cell used to generate myelin in the PNS

What are Schwaan Cells?

200

The Central Nervous System is comprised of these two anatomical structures

What are the brain and spinal cord?

200

These extend from the cell body and reach other neurons. They can be microscopic, or up to 3 feet long.

What are the processes of the neuron? 

200

Proprioceptors are nerves found in the ____ and ____

What are muscles and tendons?

200

This is the ion that is predominantly outside of the nerve fiber, giving the extracellular matrix its positive charge

What is sodium?

300

Microglia is a kind of this cell, whose purpose is to envelop and destroy bacteria.

What is a phagocyte?

300

This is the part of the motor division of the nervous system responsible for controlling involuntary movements, like heartbeat and glands.

What is autonomic?

300

These generate the signal way from the cell body towards another neuron/target cell.

What are the axons?

300

These are the parts of the sensory neurons that pick up stimuli and relay the message to the CNS

What are dendrites? 

300

This is the term used to describe the how to action potential travels like a wave through the nerve fiber.

What is propogation?

400

These cells are vital to the protection of nerve cells from toxins, they also aide in the repolarization of a cell after an impulse has been sent.

What are astrocytes?

400

These are the 6 ways the body intakes a stimuli

what are sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, and equilibrium?

400
Nerve cells can have several hundreds of these, which take in impulses

What are dendrites?

400

These carry impulses from the CNS to the viscera

What are motor neurons? 

400

This is what causes the initial depolarization of a local area of a nerve fiber

What is a stimulus? 

500

Name 4 out of the 6 kinds of supporting cells

Microglia, Astrocytes, Satellite Cells, Schwann Cells, Oligodendrocytes, Ependymal Cells 

500

These are the two parts of the autonomic system, which act as a feedback loop to regulate the body.

What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems? 

500

The axon terminal releases these chemicals which send signals between either target cells or another neuron.

What are neurotransmitters?

500

These act as the middle man between the other neuron classes

What are interneurons? 

500

This is the system that transfers the ions used during the nerve impulse

What is the sodium-potassium pump?