Types of Nerve Cells and Neuroglia Functions
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What is the main function of Afferent Nerves?

Detecting external stimuli and relaying back to CNS

Describe the role of Microglia in the nervous system.

Detect, engulf, and destroy invaders

What is the function of Oligodendrocytes in relation to neurons?

Assist in the production of the myelin sheath

Explain the role of Interneurons in the nervous system.

<p>Act as bridges between Afferent and Efferent Nerves</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of neurons in terms of their ability to divide?

<p>Neurons lose their ability to divide</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a dendrite?

<p>Receive information from the neuron</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of myelin in a neuron?

<p>Insulates axons and allows impulses to move more quickly</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between polarized and depolarized states of a neuron?

<p>Polarized state has negative inside and positive outside, while depolarized state is the reverse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does repolarization of a neuron occur?

<p>Potassium moves back to the outside of the membrane, followed by sodium.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are neurotransmitters and how do they function?

<p>Chemicals produced by vesicles in synaptic knobs to transport nerve impulses to other neurons</p> Signup and view all the answers

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