the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
autonomic nervous system
the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain
collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
The voltage difference across a membrane
a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
a fatty substance that helps insulate neurons and speeds the transmission of nerve impulses
non-conducting cells of nervous tissue with supportive and metabolic functions
part of autonomic nervous system that controls rest and digestion
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
somatic nervous system
the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles
31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord
the part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body to deal with perceived threats
the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
A bulb at the end of an axon in which neurotransmitter molecules are stored and released
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