chapter 14 part 2
presynaptic neuron
A ______ transmits an impulse through its axon toward the synapse.
a neuron and another cell
A synapse is a junction between ______.
epineurium
An entire nerve is surrounded by a connective tissue covering called the ______.
endoneurium
An individual axon is wrapped in a connective tissue covering called the ______.
cerebrospinal fluid
Ependymal cells help produce ______.
peripheral
Neurolemmocytes create the myelin sheath in the ______ nervous system.
myelin
Oligodendrocytes create the ________ sheath in the central nervous system.
other neurons muscle cells gland cells
Synapses occur where axons contact which of the following?
areolar connective tissue
The endoneurium is made of ______.
dense irregular
The epineurium is made of ______ connective tissue.
synapse
The junction between an axon and another cell is called a ______.
cleft
The membranes of the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons are separated by a very narrow space called the synaptic ______.
between
The synapse is located ______ the presynaptic neuron and postsynaptic neuron.
microglial cells
Which glial cell acts as a phagocyte?
satellite cells
Which glial cell helps regulate fluid composition including the exchange of nutrients and waste in the nervous system?
regulates the composition of tissue fluid replaces damaged neurons helps form the blood-brain barrier
Which of the following are functions of astrocytes?
oligodendrocytes
______ are large cells that ensheath many different axons.
