Chapter 4 Flashcards
What consist of the brain and the spinal cord?
Central Nervous System
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Connects the spinal cord to the rest of the body. nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
Dorsal
Toward Back
Ventral
Toward front
Anterior
Toward the front end
posterior
toward the rear
superior
above another part
inferior
below another part
lateral
toward the side
medial
toward the midline
proximal
closes to attachment
distal
distant from attachment
ipsilateral
on the same side of the body
contralateral
on the opposite side of the body
What does the grey matter consist of?
densely packed cell bodies and dendrites
What consist of mostly myleinated axons?
White matter
What is responsible for fight or flight?
Sympathetic nervous system
What does the parasympathetic nervous system do?
facilitates vegetative, non emergency responses
