Ch. 14 Test Review

A unit used to measure the energy content in food.

• synapse
• cholesterol
• calorie
• dendrite

a tiny gap located between one neuron and another neuron.

• synapse
• cholesterol
• axon
• dendrite

A fat-like substance produced by the liver and which can be obtained from animal products

• myelin
• cholesterol
• axon
• dendrite

A single, long projection that extends from a neuron's cell body

• myelin
• cholesterol
• axon
• dendrite

A highly branched extension of a neuron's cell body

• myelin
• cholesterol
• axon
• dendrite

osteoporosis is a

• fatty substance that surrounds an axon
• bone disease that causes a loss in bone density
• the tissue that connects bone to bone at moveable joints
• a substance that forms ions

Ligaments are

• fatty substance that surrounds an axon
• bone disease that causes a loss in bone density
• the tissue that connects bone to bone at moveable joints
• a substance that forms ions

The term for high blood pressure....

• hemoglobin
• hypertension
• hyperactivity
• hemotension

Select the correct pathway that an impulse travels from one neuron to the next.

• dendrite - cell body - axon - synapse - another neuron
• cell body - dendrite - axon - synapse - another neuron
• axon - synapse - another neuron - cell body - dendrite

select all that apply: Why is exercise beneficial for the body

• burns calories
• maintains muscle tones
• strengthens bones
• helps prevent fat storage
• helps our clothes fit better