Nervous tissue is made up of _____ principa cell population.

2

Neuroglia of the peripheral nervous system include

satellite cells and schwann chells

__________ are the basic functional units of nervous tissue.

Neurons

These branching neuron processes serve as receptive regions and transmit electrical signals toward the body. They are _________.

dendrites

Axons are the neuron processes that generate and conduct nerve inpulses.

True

Most axons are covered with a fatty material called_________.

Myelin

Neuron fibers (axons) running through the central nervous system form ________ of white matter.

Tracts

Neurons can be classified according to structure. ______ neruons have many processes that issue from the body.

multipolar

Neruons can be classified according to function. __________ or motor neurons carry activating immpulses from the central nervous system primarily to body muscles or glands.

Efferent

Within a nerve, each fiber is surrounded by a delicate connective tissue sheath called the:

endoneurium