Identify the Wax

question 56

Multiple Choice

Identify the wax.

Identify and label major nerves and their pathways in the human body.

Understand the organization and distribution of spinal nerves in humans and comparisons with other species.

Comprehend the functional implications of nerve damage and the muscles or areas it affects.

Recognize the nerve plexuses and their associated nerves.

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Definitions:

GABA

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, a neurotransmitter in the brain that inhibits many neurons from firing, reducing activity in the nervous system.

Neuron

A cell that conducts electrochemical signals; the basic unit of the nervous system; also called a nerve cell.

Dendrites

A neuron’s branches that receive information from other neurons and transmit it toward the cell body.

Axon

A neuron’s extending fiber that conducts impulses away from the cell body and transmits them to other neurons.