Neurons
Cards (25)
- What are the basic building blocks of the nervous system?
- How do neurons communicate with each other?
- What do sensory neurons carry messages from?
- What is the structure of sensory neurons?
- What do relay neurons connect?
- What is the structure of relay neurons?
- What do motor neurons connect to?
- What is the structure of motor neurons?
- What are the three types of neurons?
- How many neurons are in the nervous system?
- Where are neurons located in the nervous system?
- What is synaptic transmission?
- What are neurotransmitters?
- What are the two types of neurotransmitter functions?
- What does excitation do to the postsynaptic neuron?
- What does inhibition do to the postsynaptic neuron?
- What is the role of the axon in neurons?
- What do dendrites do in neurons?
- What happens when neurotransmitters diffuse across the synapse?
- What is the function of synaptic vesicles?
- How does the structure of neurons relate to their function?
- What is the role of the myelin sheath?
- What are nodes of Ranvier?
- What is the direction of conduction in a neuron?
- How do the features of sensory, relay, and motor neurons differ?
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