Neuron Structure and Function

What type of neurons are responsible for transmitting impulses from sensory receptors to the central nervous system?

Where are the cell bodies of most sensory neurons located?

What type of neurons have cell bodies that reside in the central nervous system?

What is the primary function of interneurons?

What type of neurons are multipolar?

What is the term for the pathway of neurons that complete the communication between sensory and motor neurons?

What is the function of the axon?

What is the purpose of myelin on axons?

What is the term for the ability of neurons to respond to a stimulus and convert it to an action potential?

What is the term for the swollen ends of some axon terminals?

What type of neurons have several dendrites and one axon?

What is the term for neurons that transmit information from sensory receptors to the CNS?

What is the primary function of synapses?

What type of synapse allows for the synchronization of function?

What is the term for the space between the communicating neurons in a chemical synapse?

What type of neurotransmitter is involved in emotional responses, addictive behaviors, and skeletal muscle tone?

What type of neuroglial cell forms the myelin sheath of CNS neurons?

What is the function of the blood-brain barrier?

What type of neuroglial cell is involved in the removal of debris and phagocytosis of microbes?

What is the term for a cluster of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS?

What part of the spinal cord tapers into a structure called the conus medullaris?

What is the term for the small tube in the centre of the spinal cord that contains cerebrospinal fluid?

What is the function of the anterior horn in the spinal cord?

What is the function of the lateral horn in the spinal cord?

What is the function of the dorsal horn in the spinal cord?

What is the function of the reticular formation in the brain stem?

What is the function of the pons?

What is the function of the medulla oblongata?

What is the path of an axon that travels up to the brain as part of a sensory tract?

Which part of the spinal cord receives the sensory input from the dorsal root ganglion?

Which type of motor output involves the lateral horn and anterior root?

Which direction does the axon of a somatic motor neuron extend after synapsing with the motor tract?

What is the role of the dorsal root ganglion in the processing of sensory input?

What is the destination of the axon that enters the dorsal horn and synapses with an interneuron?