1. Action potential 2. axon 3.

Cell body

4. dendrite

5. neuron 6. neurotransmitter

7. node 8. synapse

A. The portion of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus B. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system C. A chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, causes the transfer of the impulse D. The change in electrical potential associated with the passage of an impulse along the membrane of a muscle cell or nerve cell. E. Receive signals and impulses from other neurons F. a space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal between them. G. The long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell. H. The gaps formed between myelin sheath cells long the axons