Basic Neuron Structure

What is neuroglia?

• A basic functional unit of nervous system

• A supporting cell of nervous system

• Able to gnerate impulse

• Able to transmit impulse

Characteristics of a dendrite?

• long extension

• carries impulse away from cell body

• terminal end had synaptic knob

• short extension

Basic structure of a neuron

• unipolar

• bipolar

• tripolar

• quadripolar

Myelin sheath......FALSE statement

• a type of nerve cells

• is formed from neuroglia cells

• between nodes of ranvier

• speed up impulse transmission

Which pair is TRUE

• a sensory receptor - produce action potential

• motor neuron - propagate action potential to CNS

• effector - respond to action potential

• sensory neuron - respond to stimuli