Chapter 12 · A&P I
Nervous tissue and neural signaling
4 topics. Mastery shows beside each one as you answer questions.
Topics
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In this chapter's tools
Lab practical image sets
- Neuron structure
- Glial cells
- Histology station: nervous tissue
Prediction scenarios
- Level 2 myelin is lost
- Level 2 a toxin blocks voltage-gated sodium channels
- Level 2 reuptake of a transmitter is blocked
Pathways
- Action potential steps in detail
- Chemical synaptic transmission
Graphs
- Neuron action potential with refractory periods
- Spatial and temporal summation
Comparison tables
- CNS glia vs PNS glia
- Continuous vs saltatory conduction
- EPSP vs IPSP
- Ionotropic vs metabotropic receptors