Nervous Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What are the membranous covering of brain and spinal cord?

A

Meninges

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2
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What are the 3 matters of the meninges?

A

Dura matter- Pachyeminx
Arachnoid
Pia matter

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3
Q

What is the outer most layer of the meninges and is very tough?

A

Dura matter

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4
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What is the middle layer of meninges?

A

Arachnoid

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5
Q

What is the inner most layer of meninges?

A

Pia matter

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6
Q

What has the function of producing brain/spinal cord and help in arachnoid layer?

A

CSF

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7
Q

WHAT DOES THE WHITE MATTER CONTAIN?

A

Myelinated axons, glial cells

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8
Q

What are located in grey matter?

A

Glial cells, neurons

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9
Q

White matter is peripheral in _________ _______
Central in ________

A

Spinal cord
Brain

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10
Q

Grey matter is peripheral in ______
Central in __________ ______

A

Brain
Speak cord

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11
Q

What do glial cells have and act as?

A

Cytoplasmic processes = glue

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12
Q

What cells line the lumen ventricles of brain and spinal cord?

A

Ependyma

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13
Q

What cells LACK a basement membrane?

A

Ependyma

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14
Q

What type of cells are actually characterized as gilia cells?

A

Ependyma

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15
Q

Neurons + glial cells = ____

A

Glue

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16
Q

What generates electrical impulses that communication with others?

A

Neurons

17
Q

What 2 characteristics are done by neurons?

A

Irritability and conductivity

18
Q

Neurons can be located _________ within the CNS or entirely partially within the ____

A

Entirely
PNS