Lesson 9 Flashcards
neurons
nerve cells that function to transmit electrical impulses
neuroglia
cells that support the neurons
central nervous system
composed of the brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system
composed of the nerves that leave the CNS
astrocyte
most abundant CNS neuroglia
microglial cells
defensive cells in the CNS
ependymal cells
line cerebrospinal fluid-filled cavities
oligodendrocytes
have processes that form myelin sheaths around the CNS nerve fibers
satellite cells and Schwann cells
form myelin, surround neurons in the PNS
soma
the neuron’s cell body
axon hillock
tapered structure between the soma and axon, important for producing the action potential
dendrites
processes that conduct electrical impulses towards the soma, usually receives a signal from another cell
axon
process that conducts electrical impulses away from the soma
axon/synaptic terminal
found at the end of an axon
synaptic cleft
gap found between the axon of one neuron and the target cell
neuroplasma
cytoplasm
neurofibrils
cytoskeleton elements
nissl bodies
chromatophilic substance
- rough endoplasmic reticulum
neuroglia are important for neuron function because: (2)
- produce myelin to insulate axons
- form nodes of Ranvier, which help propagate and increase action potential
unipolar neuron
one very short process dividing into peripheral and central process from the soma
bipolar neuron
two processes attached to the soma
multipolar neuron
many dendrites and one axon attached to a soma
sensory/afferent neurons
neurons carrying impulses from sensory receptors to the CNS, usually unipolar, contains sensory fibers
motor/efferent neurons
neurons carrying impulses away from the CNS to muscles and glands, usually multipolar, contains motor fibers
interneurons
connects neurons in the sensory and motor pathways
mixed nerves
contains both sensory and motor fibers (spinal nerves)
endoneurium
surrounds each nerve fibers
perineurium
surrounds a group of nerve fibers to form fascicles
epineurium
surrounds a group of fascicles
somatic
voluntary muscle movements
autonomic
involuntary; subdivisons are the sympathetic and parasympathetic
forebrain
prosencephalon
- cerebrum, diencephalon
- thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus
midbrain
mesencephalon
- midbrain, brain stem
hindbrain
rhombencephalon
- cerebellum, brain stem, and medulla oblongata