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#43
Chapter 17 Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sensory receptors found in the skin, which are specialized to detect temperature, pressure changes, and pain | Cutaneous sense organs |
| Speciaized cells that myelinate the fibers of nuerons found in the PNS | Schwann cells |
| Junction or point of close contact between neurons | Synapse |
| Bundle of nerve processes inside the CNS | Tract |
| Neuron, serving as part of the conduction pathway between sensory and motor neurons | Association neuron |
| Gaps in a myelin sheath | Nodes of Ranvier |
| Collection of nerve cell bodies found outside the CNS | Ganglion |
| Sensory receptors found in muscle and tendons that detect their degree of stretch | Association Neuron |
| Changes,occurring within or outside the body, that affect nervous system functioning | Proprioceptors |
| Neuron that conducts impulses toward the CNS from the body periphery | Afferent Neuron |
| Chemicals released by neurons that stimulate other neurons, muscles, or glands | Neurotransmitters |
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