Chapter 7 Nervous System Flashcards
Nervous tissue functions to ____________
conduct messages throughout the body.
Nervous system includes: _________
Includes nerve tissue and sense organs
Nervous system functions to:
Senses environment – receives information from both outside and inside the body Processes the information it receives Respond to information – sends out orders
Central Nervous System (CNS) consists of _____
Brain and Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) consists of ______
Nervous tissue outside brain and spinal cord
Sense organs
What are the two types of nervous tissue cells?
Neurons and Neuroglial cells
_____ are the cells that are responsible for
transmitting messages
neurons
_____ are cells that support the neurons
Neuroglial cells
What are the two Divisions of the Nervous System?
- Central Nervous System (CNS)
2. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
What are the different types of Neuroglial cells ?
Microglia
Astrocytes
Oligodenrocytes
Schwann cells
_____ are immune system cells, engulf bacteria and cellular debris
Microglia
______ provide nutrients to neurons
Astrocytes
_____ and ______ form myelin sheaths
Oligodenrocytes and Schwann cells
What are the different parts of the neuron?
Cell body, dendrites, axons
_____ contains the nucleus, main body
of cell
cell body
______ are projections from the cell body that carry messages to the cell body
Dendrites
_____ are one large projection that carry messages away from the cell body
Axon
Neurons in the _____ are either carrying messages to or from the CNS
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Neurons in the PNS are either carrying messages ____ or ____ the CNS
to, from
Afferent = ___________ = Neurons carrying
messages to the CNS
Sensory neurons
Afferent = Sensory neurons = Neurons carrying
messages to the______
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Efferent = _________ = Neurons carrying messages from the CNS
Motor neurons
Efferent = _________ = Neurons carrying messages _____ the CNS
from
_____ are located between sensory and motor neurons within the CNS
Interneurons
Interneurons are located between ______ and ______ neurons within the CNS
sensory and motor neurons
Interneurons are located between sensory and motor neurons within the ____
CNS
Interneurons ______ and ________ sensory signals
integrate and interpret
Interneurons integrate and interpret _______ signals
sensory
The afferent or sensory neuron cell bodies are located in ________.
dorsal root ganglion
The _________ neuron cell bodies are located in dorsal root ganglion.
afferent or sensory
The efferent or motor neuron cell bodies are located in the _______
gray matter of the spinal cord
__________ neuron cell bodies are located in the gray matter of the spinal cord.
The efferent or motor
The axons of motor neurons leave the _____ and go to the ________
CNS, skeletal muscles
Neurons that have axons covered with _______ that contain the protein myelin are called ________
neuroglial cells, myelinated neurons
________ are able to carry messages faster than non-myelinated neurons
Myelinated neurons
The main benefit of myelin sheaths is :
that myelinated neurons are able to carry
messages faster than non-myelinated neurons
Myelin sheaths from Schwann cells also help with what?
regenerate injured PNS neuron axons
Schwann cells and Oligodendrocytes are wrapped around _______
neuronal axons
Schwann cells are found in the ______
PNS