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Neuron and Glia
Nervous system is composed of two main types of cells
Gene expression
Nervous system type and function are defined by what
86 billion
Human has how many neurons?
2%
Brain is what percentage?
25%
Body mass uses up to what percent of daily production?
Neurons
Are specialized for communication using electrical and chemical signals
Synapses
Communication between neurons occurs where?
Afferent
-Message toward brain
-sensory neurons
Efferent
-Message away from brain
-Motor neurons
Interneurons
Message between neurons
Dendrites
Parts of a neuron that receive signals from other cells
Cell body (soma)
The main part of a neuron contrinag the cell’s central compenents