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Nerves

Action Potential Rapid depolarization of the cell that results in propagation of the nerves impulse along the membrane
Afferent Nerve Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord
Anesthesia The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or glasses that serve an inhibitory
Bell's Paksy Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve
Efferent Nerve Motor nerve that carries information away from the brain or spinal cord to the periphery of the body
Facial Paralysis Loss of action of the muscles
Ganglion/ Ginglia Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nerves system
Innevation Supply of nerves to tissues or organs
Neuron Cellular agent form the neuron that is discharged with the arrival of the peripheral nervous system
Neurotransmitter Chemical agent from the neuron that is discharged with the arrival of the action potential, diffuses across the synapse, and binds to receptors on another cell's membrane
Nervous System The extensive, intricate network of structures that activates, coordinates, and controls all functions of the body
Resting Potential Charge difference between the fluid outside and inside a cell that results in differences in the distribution of ions.
Synapse Junction between 2 neurons or between a neuron and an effector organ, where neural impulses are transmitted by electrical or chemical means.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Type of lesion of the trigeminal nerve involving facial pain
Created by: Aiden Ibarra
 

 



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