Neuron Flashcard

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What is represented by the letter D? Options: Dendrite, Cell Body, Axon, Myelin Sheath

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Axon

Front

The basic structural unit of the nervous system:

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neuron

Front

What is represented by the letter B? Options: cell body, nucleus, dendrite, axon

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dendrite

Front

What do we call the gaps in the myelin sheath that are crucial for speeding up the electrical transmission as it travels down the axon?

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nodes of ranvier

Front

Nerve fibers that receive messages from other neurons:

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dendrite

Front

Which is represented by the letter H?

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axon terminals

Front

 These are glial cells in the peripheral nervous system that form the myelin sheath.

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Schwann cells

Front

Which is represented by the letter F? Options: axon, myelin sheath, Schwan cell, axon terminals

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Schwan cell

Front

A single fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body:

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axon

Front

Lipid (fat) covering that insulates the axon and improves electrical transmission:

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myelin sheath