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What is nervous tissue made up of?
Neurons and glial cells
What do neurons do?
They generate and transmit nerve impulses
What is the long fiber that transmits nerve impulses called?
Axon
What receive impulses from receptors?
Dendrites
What functions can neurons have?
Sensory, motor, or relay
What is the specialized tissue that protects and supports neurons called?
The neuroglia
What are the types of glial cells?
Astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes and Shawann cells
How do neurons transmit information?
As electric signals
Where do the electric signals exit?
Through the axon terminal
What is a synapses?
A form of neuronal communication?
Between the neurons there is a space. What is it called?
A synaptic cleft
What does the axon terminal release?
Messengers called neurotransmitters
What detect neurotransmitters?
Receptors located in the dendrite membrane or the cell body
