APHY LO1-nerve tissue Flashcards
CNS consists of
brain
spinal cord
PNS
connect CNS with body walls, cavities, organs, and extremeties
cranial nerves
spinal nerves
ganglia-masses of nervous tissue
sensory function
gathering environmental info by sensory receptors at ends of peripheral neurons
integrative function
info is brought together creating sensations (perceptions) adding to memory or helping to produce thoughts in the CNS
motor function
impulses that have specific effects on body parts called effectors
two types of effectors
muscles and glands
motor functions of the PNS
somatic nervous system(voluntary)
autonomic nervous system(unvoluntary)
autonomic nervous system
sensory neurouns (relay info from autonomic sensory receptors; found in visceral organs) motor neurons (send info from CNS to cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and glands)
2 branches on autonomic motor neurons
sympathetic nervous system - fight of flight
parasympathetic nervouse system - rest & digestion
neuron
has cell body and tubular processes calles nerve fibers
types of nerve fibers
axon
dendrites
dendrites
finction as neurons main receptor & transmits impulses to cell body
axons
single fiber extension from neuron of cell body to transmit inpulese away.
may be encased in lipid covering - myeline sheath
myeline sheath
white mater
cover axon and increase speed of nereve impulses
produced in schwan cells on PNS
nerolema
thin nucleus containing membrae that covers myelin sheath
only found surrounding the myelin sheath in the PNS