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Nervous Tissue
Vetinerary
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/12/2008

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Term

 

 

Neuroglial Cells

Definition

 

 

Connective

Term

 

 

Major Locations of Nervous Tissues

Definition

 

 Brain

 

Spinal Cord

 

Nerves

Term

 

Glia Cells

Definition

 

 

Greek for "Glue"

Non-conductive cells

Provide support and nutrition

Maintain homestasis

Term

 

 

 

Neurons

Definition

 

 

 

Nerve cells

Term

 

 

Location of Neurons

Definition

 

 

Brain

Spinal Cord

Nerves throughout the body

Term

 

Function of Nerve Cells or Neurons

Definition

 

 Transmit information by electrochemical signals

from sensory receptors

to the Brain and

from the Brain

to the Effectors (muscles, organs, glands) that control their activity

Term

 

 

Axon

Definition

 

 

Long fiber in the nerve cell body through which the dendrites route electrochemical signals from other nerves to the next nerve cell, organ or muscle

Term

 

 

Dendrite

Definition

 

 Short thin processes that come off the nerve cell body of a neuron

 

Collects electrochemical signals from other nerves and route them through the nerve cell body and down the axon to the next cell, organ or muscle

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