Motor Neuron Cells - Emma Lee

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  1. 3. The cell body of a motor neuron contains organelles such as the smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and the ___
  2. 4. A single motor neuron may innervate other neurons or muscle ___
  3. 6. Reflex that occurs when motor neurons stimulate the quadriceps to contract, straightening the knee
  4. 9. Structure in motor neurons which conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials away from the cell body to the axon terminals
  5. 10. Fatty material that wraps around the axon to minimize the dissipation of the electrical signal
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  1. 1. Branch-like structures which receive electrical messages from other neurons and conduct those to the cell body
  2. 2. A motor neuron is ___, which means it is a neuron that contains a single axon and many dendrites
  3. 5. The interface where neurotransmitters are released to transmit electric nerve impulses between neurons (such as motor neurons)
  4. 7. The time during which motor neurons begin to develop in mammals
  5. 8. Lower motor neurons travel between the spinal cord and ___