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Lungs Bronchial muscle Bronchial muscle contracted
relaxed
Intestine Motility reduced Motility increased
Bladder Sphincter closed Sphincter relaxed
Kidneys Decreased urine Increased urine secretion
secretion
STRUCTURE
OF NEURONS
Dendrites- Tree-like part of the neuron that receives information from
another neuron and transmits the information toward the body cell.
Axon- Part of the neuron that transmits information away from the
cell body.
Body cell- Part of the neuron that contains the nucleus, dendrites
bring information to this structure and axons carry it away from this
structure.
Myelin sheath- White, fatty material that surrounds the axon and