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midterm
physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the main function of the nervous system? | To receive sensory input, process information, and send motor output to maintain homeostasis |
| what are the two major divisions of the nervous system? | Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system |
| what is the basic functional unit of the nervous system? | the neuron |
| what part of the neuron receives incoming signals? | Dendrites |
| what substance covers and insulates many axons to increase the speed of nerve impulses? | myelin sheath |
| what cells produce myelin in the CNS? | oligodendrocytes |
| what cells produce myelin in the PNS? | schwann cells |
| what is the space between neurons where neurotransmitters are released called? | Synaptic cleft |
| what is the difference between sensory and motor neurons? | neurons carry impulses to the CNS comma motor neurons carry impulses away from the to muscles or glands period |