Neuroscience - Exam 1 Questions and Answers | New One | Grade A+
What are the two types of cells in the nervous system? Ans: Neuron and glia Capable of transmitting electrical signals - these electrical changes are made possible by ions Ans: Neurons Form insulating and metabolic resource for neurons - support to the neurons - outnumber them 10:1 Ans: Glial Cells Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information. Ans: Dendrites cell body of a neuron Ans: Soma the cone-shaped area on the cell body from which the axon originates - where action potential is initiated Ans: Axon Hillock the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons - sheathed in myelin (insulation) - has gaps called Nodes of Ranvier Ans: Axon The cell membrane has a phospholipid bilayer that is _________________________. This is a key feature to the excitable nature of the cell by regulating how ions move in and out of the cell. Ans: Selectively permeabl
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