TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Excitable Tissue: Nerve A1 - Barrett, Kim E. A1 - Barman, Susan M. A1 - Boitano, Scott A1 - Reckelhoff, Jane F. PY - 2017 T2 - Ganong's Medical Physiology Examination & Board Review AB - OBJECTIVESAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:Name the various types of glia and their functions.Name the parts of a neuron and their functions.Describe the chemical nature of myelin, and summarize the differences in the ways in which unmyelinated and myelinated neurons conduct impulses.Describe orthograde and retrograde axonal transport.Describe the changes in ionic channels that underlie the action potential.List the various nerve fiber types found in the mammalian nervous system.Describe the function of neurotrophins. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142554291 ER -