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Neurons are CORRECT ANSWER>>>>cells that form the nervous system
The most distinctive feature that neurons have is the ability to CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>communicate with other cells
The dendrite is the part of the neuron that: CORRECT ANSWER>>>>receives messages
from other neurons
The long, slim, tube-like extension on every neuron that carries messages to other neurons is
referred to as the CORRECT ANSWER>>>>axon
The terminal button is where a neuron CORRECT ANSWER>>>>sends messages to
other neurons
convey information within the nervous system CORRECT ANSWER>>>>neuron
, communicate with other cells and transmit information across long distances CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Neurons
The messages that travel through a neuron are ______ in nature. CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>electrical
The cluster of fibers at one end of a neuron that receive messages from other neurons are
referred to as CORRECT ANSWER>>>>dendrites
carry messages received by the dendrites to other neurons CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Axons
The small bulge at the end of the axon that sends messages to other neurons are called
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>terminal buttons
During a resting state, the inside of the neuron is (negatively/positively) charged relative to the
outside. CORRECT ANSWER>>>>negatively
Electrical messages, or ____________ , generally move across neurons in one direction only, as
if they were traveling on a one-way street. CORRECT ANSWER>>>>impulses
A neuron has a negative electrical charge of about 70 millivolts when it is CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>in a resting state
During an action potential, the electrical charge within the axon changes briefly from
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>negatively to positively charged