Match Each Definition with the Correct Term Below

question 138

Multiple Choice

Match each definition with the correct term below.
-Eponychium

• A)Small fold of skin surrounding lower part of nail; cuticle
• B)Structure responsible for perspiration
• C)The inner layer of skin; corium
• D)Structure responsible for lubricating skin and hair
• E)Visible part of the nail
• F)The outermost layer of the skin
• G)Hair root and its covering
• H)Highly vascular tissue under the nail
• I)Located in a groove at the base of the nail
• J)Layer composed of mostly adipose tissue

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Definitions:

Axon

A long, slender projection of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons or to muscles or glands.

Synaptic Gap

The synaptic gap, or synaptic cleft, is the small space between neurons across which neurotransmitters travel to transmit signals from one neuron to another.

Dendrite

Tree-like extensions from the neuron cell body that receive signals from other neurons and conduct them toward the cell body.

Dendrites

The branched extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and convey this information to the cell body.