Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
Q
What consist of the brain and the spinal cord?
A
Central Nervous System
2
Q
What is the peripheral nervous system?
A
Connects the spinal cord to the rest of the body. nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
3
Q
Dorsal
A
Toward Back
4
Q
Ventral
A
Toward front
5
Q
Anterior
A
Toward the front end
6
Q
posterior
A
toward the rear
7
Q
superior
A
above another part
8
Q
inferior
A
below another part
9
Q
lateral
A
toward the side
10
Q
medial
A
toward the midline
11
Q
proximal
A
closes to attachment
12
Q
distal
A
distant from attachment
13
Q
ipsilateral
A
on the same side of the body
14
Q
contralateral
A
on the opposite side of the body
15
Q
What does the grey matter consist of?
A
densely packed cell bodies and dendrites
