LT1 - Nervous System

Nervous system function

receiving information, processing that information, generating response

Central nervous system (cns)

brain and spinal cord/take information from sensory receptors, process it, coordinates response by effectors

CNS main neurons

interneurons

Peripheral nervous system (pns)

sensory receptors, effectors and nerves. sensory nerves relay signal to CNS, motor relay signal from CNS to effectors

PNS main neurons

sensory neuron and motor neurons

Sensory Input

Receive information about changes in environment (stimuli)/sensory neurons

Integration

Interpreting sensory information within the brain or the spinal cord/interneurons

motor output

coordinating a response from muscles or glands, called effectors/motor neurons

dys-

ill; bad

para-

half

hemi-

around

sub-

below

epi-

on; upon; over

-pathy

disease

-algia

pain

-taxia

muscle coordination

-iasis

abnormal condition

-itis

inflammation

-cele

swelling; protrusion

-lysis

breakdown; destruction

-ism

process; condition

-lepsy

seizure

-sclerosis

hardening; thickening

neur/o

nerve

cephal/o

head

gli/o

glue

somat/o

body

spin/o

spine

myel/o

spinal cord

vascul/o

blood vessel

path/o

disease

pleg/o

paralysis

tax/o

coordination

-al

pertaining to