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level: Neural homeostatic control pathways

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level questions: Neural homeostatic control pathways

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Define neuronsBasic functional units of the nervous system, and they generate electrical signals called action potentials, which allow them to quickly transmit information over long distances.
What are the types of neurons?sensory, motor, and interneurons.
Define sensory neuronsSensory nerves carry signals to your brain to help you touch, taste, smell and see.
Define motor neuronsMotor nerves carry signals to your muscles or glands to help you move and function.
Define interneuronsThey connect motor and sensory neurons and send signals between neurons.
What are the parts of a neuron?Dendrites, soma, body, axon, myelin sheath, nodes of Ranvier, axon terminal and synapse.
Define action potentialA temporary shift (from negative to positive) in the neuron's membrane potential caused by ions suddenly flowing in and out of the neuron.
Define synaptic transmissionProcess by which a neuron communicates with a target cell across a synapse.