Nervous Tissue: The Neuron definitions Flashcards

Primary cell of nervous tissue, responsible for generating and conducting electrical impulses.

Extensions of a neuron that receive incoming electrical signals and lead them into the cell body.

Part of a neuron containing the nucleus and most organelles, also known as the soma.

Another term for the cell body of a neuron, housing the nucleus and organelles.

Long, thin portion of a neuron that conducts outgoing electrical signals, can be several feet long.

Organelle within the cell body of a neuron, containing genetic material.

Structures within the cell body of a neuron, performing various functions necessary for cell survival.

Signal generated and conducted by neurons, traveling from dendrites through the cell body to the axon.

Tissue type primarily composed of neurons, responsible for transmitting electrical signals.

Path of an electrical impulse in a neuron, starting at dendrites, through the cell body, and down the axon.