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Name: _________________________ Period #____ Date: __________________
Nerve Cell Lab
1. Draw the Vertebra Thoracic Fetal Human on both medium and high power.
2. Draw the motor neuron on both medium and high power. Label the cell
body, nucleus, and dendrites on both pictures.
3. Explain the structural classification of the nervous system.
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4. Explain the functional classification of the nervous system.
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5. List the structures of the CNS & PNS.
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6. Two major cell groups make up the nervous system – neurons & connective
tissue cells called neuroglia. Which are “nervous” cells? Why?
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7. What are the major functions of the OTHER cell group from the previous
question?
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8. Explain the structural classification of neurons.
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9. Explain the functional classification of neurons.
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10.Label the following pictures.