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Nerve Functions (N-2D)

Transmitting Impulses

Answer the following questions using pages 465-467 of Middle School Life Science (Kendall/Hunt).

  1. What are stimuli? Describe how they move from one nerve to another.
  2. What are the different parts of the neuron? Describe the function of each.
  3. Why is there a fatty coating around the dendrites and axons?
  4. What happens when an impulse moves along a neuron and reaches the end of the axons?
  5. Define the function of each type of neuron.
    Sensory:

    Motor:

    Association: