Chapter 1 Test Study Guied Flashcards
What are the major parts of the nervous systems?
- CNS
2. PNS
What are the main structures in the CNS?
- Brain
2. Spinal Cord
What is the main structure in PNS?
- Nerves
What are two major nerves in the PNS?
- Cranial Nerves
2. Spinal Nerves
Cranial Nerves?
- Small branches that come off the brain
2. sends messages from the brain to the head and neck area
Spinal Nerves?
- Come off spinal cord
2. 31 pairs of them
What are the 3 body sections?
- Coronal
- Sagittal
- Transverse
Coronal Section?
Front to Back
Sagittal Section?
Left to Right
Transverse Section?
Upper to Lower
Superior ?
- high
2. front part of the brain
Inferior is also known as?
- caudal
Caudal?
- low
2. back part of the brain
Anterior is also known as ?
- ventral
Ventral ?
- Towards the tummy
2. Belly of the brain
Posterior is also known as ?
- Dorsal
Dorsal?
- Towards the back
2. Top of the brain
Lateral ?
- Away from the bodies midline
2. Side of the brain
Medial ?
- Toward the middle
Proximal?
- The point nearest limb attachment
Distal ?
- The point far from the point
Peripheral ?
- Toward the outer surface