| A | B |
| motor functions | employ peripheal nerves |
| integrative function | decesions acted upon |
| sensory function | involes sensory receptors |
| cell body | contains a mass of granular cytoplasm |
| neurofibrils | extend into the nerve fibers |
| dendrites | extend from cell body |
| myelin | a lipoprotein |
| neurilemma | surround myelin sheath |
| astrocytes | found between nervous tissue and blood vessels |
| microglial cells | scattered throughout central nervous system |
| ependymal cells | form an epithelial-like membrane |
| oligodendrocytes | commonly arranged in rows along nerve fibers |
| resting potential | potential diff. b/w the region inside and out of membrane |
| threshold potential | action potential occurs |
| nerve impulse | along a nerve fiber |