1.1 Central and Peripheral Nervous System

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CNS

Consists of the brain and spinal cord

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PNS

consists of the cranial and spinal nerves and their associated ganglia.

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meninges; CSF

Both the brain and spinal cord are covered with a system of membranes known as ______ and are suspended in_______

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neuroglia

Neurons are supported by specialized tissue called ______

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Gray matter

______which is gray in color, consists of nerve cells embedded in neuroglia.

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White matter

consists of nerve fibers embedded in neuroglia and is white in color because of the presence of lipid material in nerve fiber myelin sheaths

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axons

bundle of nerve fibers

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Autonomic Nervous System

is the part of the nervous system that innervates the body’s involuntary structures, such as the heart, smooth muscle, and glands.