02.2L Nervous Tissue (PART L)

This tissue controls body functions:

• muscle

• connective

• epithelial

• nervous

The nerve cells that generate and conduct nerve impulses are called:

• dendrites

• axons

• myalin

• neuron

What do neuroglia do?

• Release neurotransmitters
• Support and nourish neurons
• Release calcium to activate neurons
• Absorb nutrients from neurons

Nervous tissue

• Tissue that is responsible for lining, covering, and glandular tissue
• Tissue responsible for protecting, supporting, and binding together other body tissues
• Tissues that contracts and shortens to produce movement
• Tissue that receives and conducts electrochemical impulses from one part of the body to another

Which of the following tissues is made up of cells that conduct impulses?

• Epithelial
• Connective
• Muscle 
• Nervous

Name the tissue type shown.

• Epithelial
• Muscle
• Cardiac
• Nervous

Which is NOT part of a neuron?

• axon

• dendrite

• nucleus

• intercalated disks

Metabolic center of the neuron.

• Nucleus

• Axon

• Dendrite

• Cell body

Neuron process that convey incoming messages toward the cell body.

• Dendrite

• Axon terminal

• Axon

• Synapse

Which part of a neuron has the nucleus and cell organelles?

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• axon terminal