A&P Exam 3 (ch 11) Flashcards
What is the typical resting membrane potential for a neuron?
-70 millivolts (mV)
Whats the structure of the Nervous system?
CNS (central nervous system)
- Brain
- Spinal Cord
PNS(peripheral nervous system)
-Cranial nerves
Spinal nerves and their branches
Types of sensory input?
sight,smell, hearing, taste, and touch
Integration in CNS?
involves processing of info and is carried out by the CNS, which consists of the brain and spinal cord?
motor output?
an action performed by the activation of motor units in skeletal muscles under the control of signaling from motor neurons.
Peripheral nervous system(PNS)?
Cranial and spinal nerves link CNS and rest of the body; perform motor and sensory functions
sensory?
“sensing” a stimulus
motor?
command (movement or other effects)
afferent?
conducting the message TOWARDS the center(CNS)
efferent?
conducting the message FROM the center (CNS)
CNS functions?
Brain and spinal cord integrate information
Peripheral nervous system(PNS) function?
cranial and spinal nerves link CNS and rest of body; perform motor and sensory functions
Somatic sensory divison is to?
carry general sensory stimuli from muscles, bones, joints, and the skin, as well as special sensory stimuli
examples of Somatic sensory division?
skeletal muscle and skin
visceral sensory division is to?
carry stimuli from organs
examples of visceral sensory divison?
urinary bladder and stomach
somatic motor division is to?
carry stimuli to skeletal muscles
examples of somatic motor division?
skeletal muscle
Autonomic nervous system(ANS) Is to?
carry stimulis to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands
examples of autonomic nervous system (ANS)
cardiac muscle and smooth muscles
Motor Neurons:
Transmit signals from the central nervous system to muscles or glands, causing them to contract or secrete
Interneurons:
found entirely within the central nervous system, they integrate and process information received from sensory neurons and relay signals to motor neurons.
Sensory Neurons:
Transmit sensory information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
Pseudounipolar Neurons:
Have a single process extending from the cell body, which divides into two branches - one acts as a dendrite, and the other functions as an axon.