click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
nerves-kiyana
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Action Potential- | Rapid depolarization of the cell membrane that results in propagation of the nerve 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 felling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gasses that serve as inhibitory neurotransmitters. |
| Bell's Palsy | Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve |
| Efferent nerve | motor nerve that caries information from the brain or spinal cord to the periphery of the body. |
| facial paralysis | loss of action of the facial muscles |
| Ganglion/Ganglia | Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system. |
| innervation | supply of nerves to tissues or organ |
| neuron | cellular component of the nervous system that is individually composed of a cell body and neural processes |
| 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's cell membrane. |
| nerve | Bundle of neural processes outside the central nervous system a portion of the peripheral nervous system |
| nervous system | The extensive |