bio quiz #6

axon

• the basic unit of structure and function of the nervous system

• a long thin fiber that extends from a nerve cell body and carrie’s impulses to other neurons or to effectors

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cyton (cell body)

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• any factor that causes a receptor to initiate impulses in a nerve pathway

• the part of the nerve cell that contains the nucleus and is the site of metabolic activity of the cell

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dendrite

• a short branched part of a neuron specialized for receiving nerve impulses and transmitting them to the cell body

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• the basic unit of structure and function

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impulse

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• a region of electrical and chemical change that passes along the nerve cell membrane

• the basic unit of structure and function of a nervous system

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interneuron

• a group of cell bodies and associative neuron that switch relay and coordinate nerve membrane

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• the basic unit

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neuron(nerve cell)

• the basic unit of structure and function of a nervous system

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• the basic unit

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neurotransmitter

• the basic unit

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• a chemical substance that crosses the synaptic gap and initiates impulses in adjacent nerve cells ex:acetylcholine

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receptor

• a specialized structure i a nervous system that is sensitive to a certain type of stimulus a.k.a sensory organ

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• the basic unit

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reflex

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• an involuntary,automatic response to a given stimulus

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• the basic unit

response

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• the basic unit

• any change in or action by an organism resulting from a stimuli

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