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Match the neural term

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Soma
    Right
    The cell body of a neuron
  2. Left
    Axon
    Right
    Fibre connecting to the target
  3. Left
    Dendrite
    Right
    Receives most of the input
  4. Left
    Synapse
    Right
    Specialised area of contact
  5. Left
    Myelin
    Right
    Lipid rich insulation on axons
  6. Left
    Microglia
    Right
    Macrophages resident in the CNS
Instructions
Match each term to what it means.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 12 'The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue'_
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