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Ch. 13 - Nervous Tissue Flashcards

1
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The CNS contains the

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brain and spinal cord

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2
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The PNS contains the

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nerves and ganglia

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3
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knot-swelling in a nerve containing neurosoma

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Ganglia

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4
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PNS is divided into these 2 regions

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sensory and motor divisions

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5
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Both the sensory and motor divisions of the PNS are further divided into these 2 sections

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visceral and somatic divisions

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6
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Sensory division is AKA

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Afferent division

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7
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the visceral division is AKA

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autonomic division

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8
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the autonomic system has 2 further divisions

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

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9
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functional subunit of the nervous system

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neuron

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10
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3 classes or neurons

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afferent (sensory)
interneurons
efferent (motor)

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11
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can a neuron have more than one axon?

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no

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12
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4 types of glial cells in the CNS
OEMA

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oligodendrocytes
ependymal cells
microglia
astrocytes

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13
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2 types of glial cells in the PNS
SS

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schwann cells
satellite cells

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14
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this part of a neuron receives information

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dendrite

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15
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the spinal cord extends from these spinal locations

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C1-L1

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16
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the spinal cord gives rise to this many spinal nerves

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31

17
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each pair of spinal nerves is called a

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segment

18
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the spinal cord widens at 2 points

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cervical enlargement
lumbosacral enlargement

19
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the cauda equina runs from these spinal locations

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L2-S5

20
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site of information processing/synaptic integration

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gray matter

21
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the dorsal/ventral root carries sensory nerve fibers

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dorsal

22
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the dorsal/ventral root carries motor nerve fibers

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ventral

23
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the bundles of myelinated axons in the spinal white matter are arranged in 3 pairs called

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funiculi
(posterior, lateral, and anterior)

24
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this means that the tract crosses over from one side of the body to the other

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decussation

25
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5 nerve plexuses

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cervical
brachial
lumbar
sacral
coccygeal

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