nerves 1 Flashcards
Sensory function
receives incoming information (stimuli) from sensory receptors
Integrative function
Interprets and processes information to determine appropriate response
Effector function
produces outgoing signals to initiate a response in muscles (skeletal, smooth, cardiac) or glands
Two primary subdivision of the Nervous system
1) CNS (Central Nervous system)
2) PNS (Peripheral Nervous system
CNS stands for and includes
Central Nervous system
-brain and spinal cord
PNS stands for and includes
Peripheral Nervous system
-neural tissue outside of CNS
Central nervous system functions and contained where
- within skull and vertebral column
- simple reflexes
- complex reflexes
- higher order functions
higher order functions include
-memory, learning, and intelligence
Peripheral nervous system is contained where and include what?
- mostly outside of skull and vertebral column
- peripheral nerves
- peripheral gaggia
- sensory organs of vision, hearing, etc
peripheral nerves include
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
peripheral ganglia include
- sensory ganglia
- autonomic nervous system ganglia (sympathetic and parasympathetic)
Peripheral nerves include what receptors?
afferent and efferent division
affarent division
brings sensory information from receptors, ascending pathways to brain
efferent division
carries motor commands to effectors
somatic efferent nerves
to skeletal muscles
autonomic efferent nerves
to cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands
-sympathetic and parasympathetic
Neurons
electrically active cells that process and conduct information in the form of electrical signals
neuroglia (glial cells)
support cells
glial cells in the PNS
satellite cells, schwann cells
glial cells in the cns
oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia, ependymal cells
CNS collection of nerve cell processes (fibers) for transmission of information
white matter, fiber tract, column
CNS collection of nerve cell bodies for processing information
grey matter, nucleus, cortex
PNS collection of nerve cell processes (fibers) for transmission of information
nerve
PNS collection of nerve cell bodies for processing of information
ganglia
neuroglial cells are located where and do what?
surround and support both nerve cell bodies and processes
Grey matter of spinal cord processing and integration, posterior
Posterior (dorsal) gray horns contains somatic and visceral sensory nuclei, sensory neurons flow in
Grey matter of spinal cord processing and integration, anterior
anterior (ventral) gray horns deal with somatic motor control
lateral gray horns contain
visceral (ANS) motor neurons, cell bodies of ANS