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nervous system primarily made of what
nervous tissue
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nervous system functions (3)
sensory input, integration, motor output
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nervous system sensory input
monitoring stimuli occurring inside and outside the body
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nervous system integration
process, interprets, assimilates experiences
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nervous system motor output
responds, muscle contraction, glandular secretion
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CNS (central nervous system)
brain and spinal cord
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PNS (peripheral nervous system)
the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
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sensory signals are picked up by \__________ and carried by \__________
sensory receptors, nerve fibers of PNS
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motor signals are carried \_________________
away from CNS
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motor signals function
innervates muscles and glands
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two main PNS regions for sensory input and motor output
somatic body region and visceral body region
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four main subdivisions of PNS
somatic sensory, visceral sensory, somatic motor, visceral motor
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somatic sensory
receives sensory information from skin, fascia, joints, skeletal muscles, special senses
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visceral sensory
receives sensory information from viscera
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somatic motor
"voluntary" nervous system: innervates skeletal muscle
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autonomic motor
"involuntary" nervous system: innervates cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands
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glial cells
cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons
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glial cells are found where
both the CNS and PNS
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are glial cells capable of mitosis?
yes
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are there more neurons or glial cells?
glial cells
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are glial cells capable of impulse trans?
no
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glial cell types in CNS
astrocytes, ependymal cells, microglia, oligodendrocytes
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glial cell types in PNS
satellite cells, neurolemmocytes
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Astrocytes
Provide structural and metabolic support for neurons.
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Astrocyte shape
star
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most abundant type of glial cell
astrocytes
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blood-brain barrier
Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter the brain tissue and keep other substances out
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what is the blood brain barrier made of (2)
astrocytes and capillaries
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where are 3 places the blood brain barrier is absent?
choroid plexus, hypothalamus, pineal gland
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Espendymal Cells function
produce CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
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espendymal cells form what with blood vessels
choroid plexus
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espendymal cell structure
cuboidal epithelial cells
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microglial cells
extremely small glial cells that remove cellular debris from injured or dead cells
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which type of glial cells have phagocytic activity?
microglial cells
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are microglial cells abundant?
no
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oligodendrocyte cells
Form myelin sheaths (protective covering) inaxons; insulation, protection, nourishment
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oligodendrocyte cells structure
Large cells with globular bodies & slenderprojections
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satellite cells
Regulate nutrient & waste exchange**similar in function to astrocytes
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satellite cells structure
flattened cell clustered around neuronal cell bodies in a ganglion
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Neurolemmocytes (Schwann cells)
myelinate (surround with myelin) axons in the PNS
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Neurons
a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
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neuron function
Capable of transmitting electrical impulses
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do neurons undergo mitosis
no, they are amitotic
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nuclei
clusters of cell bodies in the CNS
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Ganglia
clusters of cell bodies in the PNS
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Bundles of axons in the CNS are called
tracts
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Bundles of axons in PNS are called
fibers
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sensory neurons
neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord (CNS)
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motor (efferent) neurons
originate in CNS, -travel to an effector (muscle or gland)
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interneurons
-located between motor and sensory neurons
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-found in CNS

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-make up 99.98% of neurons in body

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SAME DAVE : Spinal cord nerve origins
Sensory: Afferent, Motor: Efferent, Dorsal: Afferent, Ventral: Efferent
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Myelination
Process by which part of an axon is wrapped withmyelin sheath
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myelin made of what
mostly fat, plasma membrane of glial cells
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what gives white color in CNS and PNS
myelination
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myelination functions (3)
insulation, protection, nourishment
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axon diameter
the larger the diameter, the faster the impulse
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saltatory conduction
Rapid transmission of a nerve impulse along an axon, resulting from the action potential jumping from one node of Ranvier to another, skipping the myelin-sheathed regions of membrane.
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A node of Ranvier (myelin sheath gap)
is a bare region of axonal membrane in myelinated axons only.
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nerve structure
cable like organs, Consist of numerous axonswrapped in connective tissue- Most nerves contain bothmyelinated andnonmyelinated sensory andmotor axons- Axon is surrounded bySchwann cells
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neuron \=
nerve cell
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nerve fiber \=
long axon
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nerve \=
bundle of axons in PNS
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gray matter
Short nonmyelinated interneurons
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• Cell bodies of interneurons andmotor neurons

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• Neuroglia

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white matter
• Fiber tracts of myelinated and nonmyelinated axons
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• Neuroglia

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Synapses
specialized junctions where axons contact other neurons, muscle cells or glands
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In neurons, synapses occur
anywhere
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Axon-dendrite synapse is \_______ (more/less) common
more
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electrical synapse
a type of synapse in which the cells are connected by gap junctions, allowing ions (and therefore the action potential) to spread easily from cell to cell
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chemical synapse
More common*Signaling molecule"neurotransmitter"*Ach is the most common*unidirectional
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neuronal integration
structural link between PNS and CNS occurs in gray matter of CNS
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spinal pathways are
rapid
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cortical pathways are
slower
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Where are ganglia located?
PNS
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The major parts of the brain are (4)
brain stem, cerebellum, diencephalon, cerebrum
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Regions of the Diencephalon (3)
thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
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regions of brainstem (3)
midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
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dura mater
thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord
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arcachnoid mater
s spider web filamentous layer, middle
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Pia mater
a thin vascular layer adherent to contours of brain
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CSF produced by
choroid plexus
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csf functions (3)
buoyancy, protection, chemical stability
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ventricles are what
spaces
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If CSF cannot circulate or drain properly a condition called what develops
hydrocephalus
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Longitudinal fissure separates
2 cerebral hemispheres
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Fissures are
deep grooves
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sulcus are the
shallow grooves
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gyrus are the
elevated folds (like gyros)
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surface layer of gray matter is called the
cortex
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Left brain do what (4)
speech, verbalization, math, logic
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right brain do what (3)
visual-spatial skills, intuition, emotion
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Frontal function
voluntary motor for planning, mood, smell and social judgment
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parietal functions
sensory in shapes, textures, speech
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occpital is
optical
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temporal do what
contains areas for hearing, emotional behavior, learning, memory, smell
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insula does what
memory and taste