Exam 11: Neural Tissue

Figure 11- 2 The Nerve Action Potential Use Figure 11- 2 to answer the following questions: -________neurons are the most common class in the CNS.

Damage to ependymal cells would most likely affect the

_______open or close in response to binding specific molecules.

The most abundant class of neuron in the central nervous system is

___________provide information about the external environment

Neurons that have several dendrites and a single axon are called

_______channels open or close in response to physical distortion of the membrane surface.

The largest and most numerous of the glial cells in the central nervous system are the

Figure 11- 1 The Neuron Use Figure 11- 1 to answer the following questions: -The sodium- potassium ion exchange pump

The basic functional unit of the nervous system is the ___________

The plasma membrane of an axon is called the_________

Which of the following types of nerve fiber possesses the fastest speed of impulse propagation?

Neuron cell bodies in the PNS are clustered together in masses called________________

The_____ nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord.

Figure 11- 2 The Nerve Action Potential Use Figure 11- 2 to answer the following questions: -When pressure is applied to neural tissue, all these effects are possible, except

________account for roughly half of the volume of the nervous system.

Sensory information from skeletal muscles travels over _____fibers.

Figure 11- 1 The Neuron Use Figure 11- 1 to answer the following questions: -Which of the following is not a function of the nervous system?

Neurons that are rare, small, and lack features that distinguish dendrites from axons are called

In the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells participate in the repair of damaged nerves by