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Neurons communicate with other neurons and stimulate both ___ and ___.
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Muscles and glands
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Signals from other neurons are received at junctions called ___, located primarily on the ___ ___and ___, the receptive and integrative regions of the neuron.
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Synapses, cell bodies, dendrites
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The area where the axon emerges from the soma (cell body) is called the ___ ___.
This is also where the outgoing signal, called a/an ___ ___ is generated. |
Axon hillock, action potential
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An axon can branch, forming many axon ___. At the end, axons branch to form many axon ___.
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Collaterals, terminals
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What support cell forms the myelin sheath?
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Schwann cells
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Myelin is found around which part of the neuron?
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The axon
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The tightly wound cell membrane around the axon forms the myelin sheath and acts as ___.
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Electrically insulates, protects
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The gaps between the Schwann cells, called the ___ ___ ___, are essential for the conduction of the action potential.
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Nodes of Ranvier
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Neurons have (only one / many) axon/axons.
Axons are (never / frequently) branched. Dendrites have (only one / many) branch/branches. |
Only one, frequently, many
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