Chapter 12 Questions Based On Objectives Flashcards
What are the two main subdivisions of the Nervous System?
2 parts
Central nervous system
Peripheral Nervous System
What does the Central Nervous System consist of?
The Brain and the Spinal cord
How much of the body mass is the nervous system?
3%
The Nervous system is often described as?
The smallest and most complex out of the 11 systems
How does the spinal cord connect to the brain anatomically?
through the foramen magnum of the occipital
What composes the Peripheral Nervous System?
All nervous tissue outside the CNS
How many cranial nerves are there?
12 pairs
How many spinal nerves are there?
31 pairs
What does ganglia mean?
Swelling
Define sensory receptor
The term sensory receptor refers to a nervous system structure that monitors changes in the external or internal environment.
Definition of ganglia
Small masses of nervous, consisting neuron cell body that are located outside of the brain and spinal cord
Where are the enteric plexus located?
wall of organs of the GI
What does the enteric plexus do
Help regulate the digestive system
What are the three types of sensory receptors?
Touch receptor
Photo receptor
Olfactory
What are the two sub-divisions of the PNS?
Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System
Where does the SNS convey information to?
conveys output from the CNS to skeletal muscles only
Where does the output of the ANS convey its output from? And to what 3 specific places?
Conveys output from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.
Is the PNS voluntary or involuntary?
Voluntary
Is the ANS voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
What are the two main branches of the ANS
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Is the fight-or-flight response the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system?
Sympathetic
Is the rest-and-digest response the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system?
parasympathetic
How are the sub-divisions of the PNS divided?
The sensory or afferent division
The motor or efferent division
The motor or efferent division of the PNS conveys output from the CNS to _______
Effectors
The sensory or afferent division of the PNS conveys input into the CNS from____________ in the body
sensory receptors
What are the three basic functions of the nervous system?
Sensory function
Integrative functions
Motor functions
Out of the three functions of the nervous system, the sensory function can be described as ___________
Input or Processes or Output
Input
Out of the three functions of the nervous system, the Integrative function can be described as ___________
Input or Processes or Output
Processes
Out of the three functions of the nervous system, the motor function can be described as ___________
Input or Processes or Output
Output
What are the functions of the sensory receptors?
Sensory receptor detects internal stimuli.
How do the sensory receptors send messages to the brain?
Sensory information is carried into the brain and spinal cord through cranial and spinal nerves
What are the functions of the Integrative part of the nervous system?
Processes sensory info by analyzing it and making decision for appropriate response
What are the functions of the motor part of the nervous system?
Once the info is integrated, the nervous system sends the response
How does the nervous system send motor signals?
through cranial and spinal nerves
What are the two types of cells that comprise the nervous tissue?
Neuroglia
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Neurons
Neurons possess electrical excitability, which means?
the ability to respond to a stimulus and convert it into an action potential
what is an action potential
electrical signal that travels through the membrane of the neuron
What does the Nissl Body of a neuron do?
Produce protein for the neuron
What is the Initial segment of a neuron?
Part of the axon closest to axon hillock.
Where is the trigger zone of a neuron?
Location where nerve impulses arise.
What is Axon collateral?
side branches of an axon
What is Varicosities?
String of swollen terminals
What is a Multipolar Neurons
Several dendrites and only one axon
What is a bipolar neuron?
one dendrite and one axon
What is a unipolar neuron?
dendrites and fused axon (continuous process)
Where do you find multipolar neuron?
Most neurons in the brain and spinal cord, and all of motor neurons.
Where do you find bipolar neurons?
Retina of eye, inner ear, and olfactory area of brain.
Where do you find unipolar neurons?
Dendrites are used for sensory receptors
Located in the ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves.
Functional Classification of Sensory Neurons
Contain sensory receptors at distal ends or after sensory receptors.
Most are unipolar.
Functional Classification of Motor Neurons
Convey action potentials away from CNS to effectors in the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Multipolar in structure.
Functional Classification of interneurons
In the CNS, located between sensory and motor neurons.
Processes information from sensory neurons and then sends a motor response by activating motor neurons.
Most are multipolar in structure.
True/False
Neuroglia cells generate or propagate action potentials, but they can multiply.
True
Neuroglia cells can ________ to fill in spaces formerly occupied by degenerated neurons.
Multiply
What are the 6 different cells of the neuroglia?
Satellite Cells
Schwann Cells
Ependymal cells
Microglia
Oligodendrocytes
Astrocytes
What is the function of Astrocytes?
Structurally support neurons.
What is the function of Oligodendrocytes?
Forms and maintains myelin sheath around CNS axons.
What is the myelin sheath?
Are a multi-layer lipid and protein covering some axons, which insulates them and speeds up nerve impulses
What is the function of Microglia?
Remove cellular debris, phagocytize microbes, damaged nerve tissues.
What is the function of Ependymal cells?
Produce, monitor, and assist the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.
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Form blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier.
What is the function of Schwann cells?
Form myelin sheath around axons
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Participate in axon regeneration
What is the function of Satellite cells?
Provides structural support.
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Regulate the exchange of materials between neuronal cell bodies and interstitial fluid.
Axons surrounded by myelin sheaths are said to be _________, and those without it are __________.
myelinated
&
unmyelinated
What are the functions of Neurolemma?
Aids in the regeneration of axons by forming a regeneration tube.
What are the Nodes of Ranvier?
Gaps in the myelin sheath
What are Clusters of Neuronal Cell Bodies called in the CNS?
Nucleus
What are Clusters of Neuronal Cell Bodies called in the PNS?
Ganglion
What are Bundles of Axons called in the CNS?
Tract
What is the function of tract axons?
Interconnects neurons in the spinal cord and brain.
What are Bundles of Axons called in the PNS?
Nerve
What is white matter composed of?
Composed of myelinated axons.
What is Grey matter composed of?
Composed of unmyelinated axons.