| A | B |
|---|
| Action Potential | Membrane potential of an active neuron or nerve impulse |
| Axon | Nerve cell process that transmits impulses away fom the cell body |
| Central Nervous System | Brain and spinal cord |
| Dendrite | Nerve cell process that transmits electical signals toward the cell body |
| Glia | Supporting cells of nervous tissue, AKA neuroglia |
| Membrane potential | The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a plasma membrane |
| Myelin | White, fatty substance found in the myelin sheath around some nerve fibers |
| Nerve | Bundle of peripheral nerve fibers |
| Neuron | Neve cell, including axons and dendrites |
| Peripheral nervous system | Nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body |
| Reflex arc | Nerve pathway to and from the CNS that forms the basis for a reflex |
| Synapse | Juction between adjacentnerons where nerve signals are transmitted |
