E3: Ch 14 Flashcards
Structures involved in the CNS
brain, spinal cord
Structures in the PNS
cranial nerves, spinal nerves, ganglia
3 general functions of the CNS (CPR)
collect, process, and respond to information
2 parts of the afferent nervous system
somatic, visceral
motor nervous system has an affect or effect
effect
somatic motor is voluntary or involuntary?
voluntary
somatic motor contracts __ muscle
skeletal
autonomic motor is
involuntary
autonomic motor regulates
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
2 types of nervous cells
neurons, glial cells
neurons are the
piolets
glial cells are the
helpers
basic structural unit of the nervous system
neuron
what type of neural cell is nonmitotic
neurons
what type of neural cell can become cancerous
glial