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PNS Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Dendrite | Process of the neuron that receives input from other neurons |
Axon | A nerve fiber; conducts a nerve impulse away from a neuron cell body |
Myelin Sheath | Fatty material that forms a covering around nerve fibers |
Schwann Cell | Type of neuroglial cell that surrounds a fiber of a peripheral nerve, forming a neurilemma and myelin |
Node of Ranvier | Short region of exposed (unmyelinated) axon between Schwann cells on neurons of the peripheral nervous system |
Effector | A muscle or gland that effects change in the body |
Receptor | Specialized cells that provide information about the environment transmits a signal inside the cell |
Refractory Period | Time period following stimulation during which a neuron or muscle fiber will not respond to stimulus |
Reflex Arc | Nerve pathway, consisting of a sensory neuron, interneuron, and motor neuron |
Spinal Nerves | Nerves that arise from the spinal cord |
Resting Potential | Difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of undisturbed nerve cell membrane |
Reflexes | Rapid, automatic response to a stimulus |
Autonomic Nervous System | Portion of the nervous system that controls the viscera |
Somatic Nervous System | Motor pathways of the peripheral nervous system that lead to the skin and muscles |
Peripheral Nervous System | All nervous organs except the brain and spinal cord. |