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Cells & Anatomy of the Nervous System Flashcards

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Cells in our nervous system:

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Neurons

Glial Cells

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Anatomy of the nervous system

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Central Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

Comprised of…

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the brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Comprised of…

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nerve tissue located outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body

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Lighter WHITE MATTER is mostly…

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communication tracts (axons) covered with MYELIN

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The darker GRAY MATTER is…

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is cell bodies (soma) and dendrites

It is the ‘Grey Matter’ that is the CEREBRAL CORTEX  The ‘thinking’, COGNITIVE part of our brains

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Lobes of the cerebral hemispheres

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Frontal lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Occipital Lobe

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descriptions of the function of the lobes

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Frontal – Motor control - Planning
Parietal - Touch – Spatial Representation - Attention
Temporal – Hearing - Memory
Occipital – Vision

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