Review neurophysiology

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Which of the following is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

Central nervous system

Which of the following consists of cordlike nerves that link the CNS with the rest of the body?

Peripheral nervous system

Which of the following provides the structural and functional support and protection for the NS and outnumber neurons 10-1

Neuroglia (glial cells)

Which of the following is the central cell body of the neuron?

Soma

Which of the following receives stimuli/impulses from from other neurons and conduct the stimulation to the cell body?(They can be referred to as afferent processes bc they conduct stimuli to the cell body but can also be modified into sensory receptors that receive or sense stimuli for touch, heat, cold, or other physical changes from inside or outside the body)

Dendrites

Which of the following is the type of process of the neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body toward another neuron or effector cell (muscle or gland cell)? Can be called an efferent process

Axon

Axons are often covered by the myelin sheath. It is made up of the cell membranes of specialized cells, what are they called?

Oligodendrocytes in the brain and Schwann cells outside the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

Which of the two conducts nerve impulses faster?

Myelinated axons

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