Nervous System Flashcards
1
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Nervous system
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Control center
2
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Central nervous system (CNS)
A
Brain and spinal cord
3
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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
A
12 cranial nerve pairs & 31 spinal nerve pairs
4
Q
Astrocytes
A
Structural support
5
Q
Oligodendroglia
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Form semirigid connective-tissue rows between neurons in brain and spinal cord
6
Q
Microglia
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Cells that protect CNS
7
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Ependyma
A
Line the fluid filled ventricle of the brain
8
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Schwann
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Form myelin sheaths
9
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Satellite
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Small cells that surround cell bodies of neurons and support ganglia
