Nervous System

Question 1

Sensory afferent

Answer 1

nerves in the PNS that carry info INTO the brain or spinal cord

Question 2

Motor efferent

Answer 2

nerves that carry info AWAY from the brain and spinal cord

Question 3

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 3

Division of PNS, controls involuntary effector organs

Question 4

Somatic nervous system

Answer 4

Division of PNS, controls voluntary effector organs

Question 5

Astrocyte

Answer 5

CNS. blood brain barrier. Provide strength

Question 6

Oligodendrocytes

Answer 6

CNS. Form the myelin sheath. Insulates axon and increases speed of nerve impulse

Question 7

Microglia

Answer 7

CNS. remove cellular debris, microbes, and damaged nervous tissue

Question 8

Ependymal cells

Answer 8

CNS. Line ventricles of the brain and central canal of spinal cord. Line open spaces. Make and circulate CSF.

Question 9

Schwann cells

Answer 9

PNS. Form myelin sheath around axons.

Question 10

Satellite cells

Answer 10

PNS. surround cell bodies of neurons of PNS ganglia

Question 11

Ganglia

Answer 11

cluster of cell bodies in CNS

Question 12

Dura mater

Answer 12

outermost single layer around the spinal cord

Question 13

Arachnoid mater

Answer 13

Lies deep to the dura mater, middle layer

Question 14

Pia mater

Answer 14

innermost layer

Question 15

denticulate ligament

Answer 15

ligament that is on the sides of the spinal cord that hold it in place

Question 16

Hypothalamus

Answer 16

Looks like an arrow, right about the pituitary gland, where autonomic nerves are controlled

Question 17

Olfactory nerve

Answer 17

nerve (I), sensory nerve, gives sense of smell

Question 18

Optic nerve

Answer 18

nerve (II), sensory nerve, responsible for vision

Question 19

Oculomotor

Answer 19

(III)

Question 20

trochlear

Answer 20

(IV)

Question 21

trigeminal

Answer 21

(V)

Question 22

abducens

Answer 22

(VI)

Question 23

facial

Answer 23

(VII)

Question 24

Vestibulocochlear

Answer 24

(VIII)

Question 25

Glossopharyngeal

Answer 25

(IX)

Question 26

Vagus

Answer 26

(X)

Question 27

Accessory

Answer 27

(XI)

Question 28

Hypoglossal

Answer 28

(XII)

Question 29

Conus medullaris

Answer 29

the cone shape at the inferior part of the spine