Final Exam Flashcards
What are the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Neuroglia
Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia
Ependymal
What are the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Neuroglia
Schwann
Satellite
Nuclei
A cluster of neuron cell bodies found within the CNS
Ganglia
A cluster of neuron cell bodies found outside the CNS (both nuclei and ganglia are made of gray matter)
Tracts
Neuron fibers running through the CNS
Nerves
Neuron fibers tuning through the PNS
3 layers of Meninges
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia Matter
Dura Mater
Outermost menus composed of two leathery layers, the periosteal and meningeal
Arachnoid mater
Web like middle menix that is partially separated from the dura mater by the subdural space
Pia mater
The innermost highly vascular menix that clings to the surface of the brain
Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges
Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain tissue
Hydrocephalus
Accumulation of cerebral spinal fluid causing the gradual enlargement of an infants skull
How many cranial nerves
12
Quadriplegia
Paralysis of four limbs