HUMAN BIOLOGY
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The three types of neurons and provide a function for each.
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Nervous system controls and coordinates the functions of body. It is comprised of brain, spinal cord, sensory organs and spinal cord. Nervous tissue has two types of cells: neurons and glial cells.
Neuron is a structural and functional unit of nervous system. It has ability to receive the electrical signal and convert them into an action potential and transmit it to other cells.
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HUMAN BIOLOGY
Ch. 14.1 - 1.Distinguish between the central nervous system...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 14.1 - Prob. 4LOCh. 14.1 - What is the likely reason neurons cannot simply be...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 2BTSCh. 14.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 14.1 - Describe how a nerve impulse is propagated.Ch. 14.1 - Summarize how a nerve impulse is transmitted from...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 1LO
Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 14.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 14.2 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 14.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 14.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 14.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 14.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 14.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 14.4 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 14.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 14.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 14.5 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 14.5 - List how the abuse of drugs, including alcohol and...Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 14 - Prob. 1ACh. 14 - Prob. 2ACh. 14 - Prob. 3ACh. 14 - Prob. 4ACh. 14 - Repolarization of an axon during an action...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6ACh. 14 - Which of the following cerebral areas is not...Ch. 14 - Prob. 8ACh. 14 - Prob. 9ACh. 14 - Prob. 10ACh. 14 - Prob. 11ACh. 14 - Prob. 12ACh. 14 - Prob. 13ACh. 14 - Prob. 14ACh. 14 - Prob. 15ACh. 14 - Prob. 16ACh. 14 - Prob. 1TCCh. 14 - Prob. 2TCCh. 14 - Why would you expect the motor skills of a child...
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