9. Organization Of Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
CNS contains the brain and spinal chord.
PNS consists of everything else.
A
CNS contains the brain and spinal chord.
PNS consists of everything else.
2
Q
What are sensory neurons?
A
cell bodies outside CNS and send axons into cns. (afferent)
3
Q
What are motor neurons?
A
cell body in cns…axons go out (efferent).
4
Q
Collection of cell bodies in the cns and pns are called?
A
nucleus and ganglion.
5
Q
Collection of axons in the cns and pns are called?
A
tract or pathway and nerves.
6
Q
What are the functions of the glial cell?
A
Myelination, it forms the blood brain barrier. Provides insulation between the neural tissue of the CNS and rest of the body and healing.
