7&8
electrical impulses, nerve impulses, chemical messenger - correct answer the general purpose of the
nervous system is to coordinate the function of all body cells and maintain homeostasis using ______,
______ and ______
central nervous system - correct answer the ______ consists of the brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system - correct answer the ______ consists of afferent and efferent motor
neurons
somatic - correct answer ______ motor nerves are under voluntary control
autonomic - correct answer ______ motor nerves are under involuntary control
neuron - correct answer a single nerve cell
nerve - correct answer a bundle of neuron axons wrapped in fibrous connective tissue that insulates
them from the rest of the body
ganglion - correct answer a mass of neuron cell bodies found in the PNS
excitability, conductivity, secretion - correct answer 3 properties of neurons
afferent - correct answer ______ neurons detect a variety of stimuli and send messages to the CNS
interneuron - correct answer ______ is found in the integrating center; receives signal from afferent
neurons and send out motor responses; 90% of all neurons
, efferent - correct answer ______ neurons carry out motor responses to effectors in response to
stimuli
neuroglia - correct answer support cells that aid in the functions of neurons
astrocyte, oligodendrocyte, microglia, ependymal cell - correct answer 4 types of neuroglia
resting membrane potential - correct answer polarization of a neuron due to differences in external
and internal ion concentrations
-70 - correct answer typical RMP is ______ mV
-55 - correct answer threshold of action potentials is ______ mV
action potential - correct answer a rapid voltage change in which a plasma membrane briefly reverses
electrical polarity; has a self-propagating effect that produces a traveling wave of excitation in nerve and
muscle cells
neural synapse - correct answer a junction at the end of a neuron axon terminal where it stimulates
another cell by way of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters
myoneural synapse - correct answer junction between a neuron and a muscle cell
neurotransmitter - correct answer chemical messengers that are released by an axon presynaptic
membrane
acetylcholine, amino acid, monoamine, neuropeptide - correct answer 4 classes of neurotransmitters
glutamate - correct answer excitatory amino acid in the brain