Exam 10: The Nervous System: Introduction, Spinal Cord, and Spinal Nerves

​Most synapses in our bodies use the ____ neurotransmitter.

Matching ​Match the description with the corresponding term. a.​astrocytes b.​Schwann cells c.​acetylcholine d.​ventral root e.​neuron f.​microglia g.​white matter h.​action potential i.​afferent neuron j.CNS -​myelinating cells of the PNS

Matching ​Match the description with the corresponding term. a.​astrocytes b.​Schwann cells c.​acetylcholine d.​ventral root e.​neuron f.​microglia g.​white matter h.​action potential i.​afferent neuron j.CNS -​transmits impulses into the CNS

Terminal branches of an axon are anchored close to the ends of the dendrites of another neuron at regions called ___​

​The ____ division of the autonomic nervous system stimulates and speeds up certain bodily activities.

​A bundle of fibers inside the central nervous system is called a ____.

​The ____ system is the body's control center and communication network.

The spinal cord is a continuation of the ____.​

​The outermost spinal meninx is called the ____.

​Sodium-potassium pumps restore the resting membrane potential following an action potential, a process known as ____.