Chapter 11 Review Part 1 Flashcards
Central Nervous System
Brain and spinal cord Completely surrounded by bone Integrative and control center of nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System
All nervous structures outside the CNS Nerves,ganglia
Ganglia
Groups of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS
Number of cranial nerves
12
Pairs of spinal nerves
31
Number of cervical (neck) nerves
8
Number of thoracic (neck) nerves
12
Number of lumbar (lower back) nerves
5
Number of sacral (above the tailbone) nerves
5
Number of coccygeal (tailbone)
1
Astrocytes
Abundant star shaped cells Brace neurons Form barrier between blood capillaries and neuron Control the chemical environment of the brain NEUROGLIA
Microglia
Spiderlike phagocytes Dispose of debris NEUROGLIA
Ependymal
Line cavities of the Brain and spinal cord Chili’s assist with circulation of cerebrospinal fluid NEUROGLIA
Oligodendrocytes
Wrap around nerve fibers in the central nervous system Produce myelin sheaths NEIROGLIA
Schwann Cells
Form myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system NEUROGLIA
nuclei
Cluster of neurons in CNS
Center
Nuclei w same function
Ganglia
Clusters in the PNS
Tract
Bundle of axons in the CNS
Dendrites
Take impulses towards cell body
Branch Reception portion of neuron
Axon (nerve fiber)
CONDUCTS Impulses away from cell body
Cone shaped area axons arise from
Axon hillock
Branch of an Axon is a
Collaterals
Another name for axon terminals
Synaptic knobs
Myelinated Neurons
Appears white In CNS, is produced by Oligoderdocytes In PNS, Schwann Cells
Bipolar neuron
2 processes, rare, sensory
Unipolar
1 process, kinda, sensory
Multipolar
Many, most common, sensory/motor
Motor
EFFERENT TRANSMIT AWAY FROM CNS
SENSORY
AFFERENT TRANSMIT TO CNS