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Chapter 11(neevous System ) Flashcards

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Nerves is made up of;

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Bundles of many nerve fibers (neurons) encased in connective tissue layers.

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What is the Epineurium layer of the nerve?

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Outermost thick sheath enclosing the nerve.

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Blood vessels of various sizes can be seen in the _____ of the nerve

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epineurium.

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The nervous system is divided into ?

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Central Nervous System (CNS): Brain and spinal cord, processing information and sending commands.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): Nerves outside the CNS connecting the CNS to organs and muscles.
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS): Controls involuntary functions like heartbeat and digestion, with centers inside and outside the CNS.

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What is the Perineurium layer of the nerve?

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Surrounds bundles of nerve fibers within the epineurium.

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What is the Endoneurium layer of the nerve?

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Thin layer surrounding individual nerve fibers.

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What is the Endoneurium layer of the nerve?

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Thin layer surrounding individual nerve fibers.

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The nervous system is divided into

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  1. Central Nervous System (CNS)
  2. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
  3. Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
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What is the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

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Brain and spinal cord, processing information and sending commands.

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What is the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

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Nerves outside the CNS connecting the CNS to organs and muscles.

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What is the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS):

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Controls involuntary functions like heartbeat and digestion, with centers inside and outside the CNS.

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What are the 3 types of neurons?

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  1. Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
  2. Motor (Efferent) Neurons
  3. Interneurons (Connector/Association Neurons)
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Function of the Sensory (Afferent) Neurons:

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Carry information from sensory organs (eyes, ears, skin, etc.) towards the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

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Function of the Motor (Efferent) Neurons:

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Carry information from the central nervous system outwards to muscles and glands, triggering responses.

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Function of the Interneurons (Connector/Association Neurons):

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Connect sensory neurons to motor neurons within the central nervous system, allowing for more complex processing and integration of information.

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What is a cell body(soma)

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this large, grey structure contains the nucleus and other essential organelles of the neuron.

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What are the Dendrites: of the motor cells ?

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Many short, branching processes extending from the cell body. They receive incoming signals from other neurons.

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What are the Axon of the motor cells ?

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A single, long, and thin process originating from the cell body. It carries outgoing signals to other neurons or muscles.

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Motor neurons receive information from other neurons through _____

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their numerous dendrites.

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The motor neurone integrate and process information in the ____

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cell body.

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The motor neurone generate an outgoing signal that travels down the
_____

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The point where the axon meets the muscle in a motor neurone is called the.

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motor endplate

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________ is responsible for protein synthesis, crucial for neuron function.

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Nissl bodies

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______ extend from dendrites into the axon, providing structural support and aiding in signal transmission.

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Neurofibrils

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_______ is a fatty layer that insulates the axon and speeds up nerve impulse transmission.

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myelin sheath

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The myelin sheath is not continuous but interrupted by gaps called______

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  1. nodes of Ranvier.
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What provides further support and protection to the axon?

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neurilemma, also known as the sheath of Schwann cells

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Function of Nodes of Ranvier

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play a crucial role in saltatory conduction, a faster way of transmitting nerve impulses along the axon.

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Nerve cells are functionally connected to each other at a junction known as, _____

30
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What is a synapse?

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This is a region where the terminal branches of an axon and the dendrites of another neuron lie in close proximity to each other but never make direct contact.

31
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Classification of the neurons based on structure

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  1. Unipolar Neurons.
  2. Multipolar Neurons.
  3. Bipolar Neurons.
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What is a Unipolar neurons

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Sensory neurons have only a single
process or fibre which divides close to the cell body into two main branches (axon and dendrite).

33
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Unipolar Neurons are found in

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sensory neurone of the spinal reflex arc

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What is a Multipolar Neurons?

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Motor neurons, which have numerous cell processes (an axon and many dendrites)

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What is a Bipolar neurons ?

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They are spindle-shaped, with a dendrite at one end and an axon at the other.

36
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Functions of the Nervous System:

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  1. Sensing Stimuli
  2. Processing and Integration stimuli
  3. Generating Responses

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