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Nervous Tissue Part 1: Structure and Function

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What is the role of neurofilaments in neurons?

To provide structural support to the neuron (correct)

To transmit sensory impulses

To connect motor and sensory neurons

To facilitate intracellular transport

What type of neuron transmits motor impulses from the CNS to muscles?

Sensory neurons

Motor neurons (correct)

Associative neurons

Interneurons

What is the site of contact between two successive neurons?

Synapse (correct)

Postsynaptic element

Presynaptic element

Synaptic cleft

What type of synapse involves the transmission of impulses through gap junctions?

Electrical synapse Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of associative neurons?

To connect both motor and sensory neurons Signup and view all the answers

What is the part of the neuron that may be a dendrite, a cell body, or an axon?

Postsynaptic element Signup and view all the answers

What is the dilated part of the axon terminal?

End foot Signup and view all the answers

What type of synapse involves the transmission of impulses through chemical transmitters?

Chemical synapse Signup and view all the answers

What are the two anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system?

Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of glial cells in the nervous system?

Supportive, nutritive, and protective for nerve cells Signup and view all the answers

What type of neuron has only one fiber arising from each pole of the cell?

Bipolar neuron Signup and view all the answers

What is the component of a neuron that contains the nucleus and cytoplasm?

Cell body or perikaryon Signup and view all the answers

What are the basophilic granules present in the cytoplasm of the cell body and dendrites?

Nissl granules Signup and view all the answers

What occupies the cytoplasmic matrix of the neuron in areas where there are no Nissl granules?

Neurofilaments Signup and view all the answers

What is the most dominating type of neuron according to the number of processes?

Multipolar neuron Signup and view all the answers