nervous system Flashcards
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function of nervous system
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The function of the nervous system is to detect impulses from the senses; control center of the body
2
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major organs of nervous system
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Brain
Spinal Cord
Senses
Nerves
3
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difference between neurons and neuroligia
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Neurons (make up 10% of the nervous system) Neuroglia (“nerve-glue”, make up 90% of the nervous system)
4
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dendrite
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receive the nerve impulses from the senses or another neuron
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soma
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body of the neuron that holds the nucleus
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Schwann cells
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,
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myelin
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insulates the axon. Produced by the Schwann cells
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axon terminal
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passageway for nerve impulses after cell body; end in axon terminal
