Nervous system Flashcards
Name the parts of the CNS
Brain and spinal cord
Name the three principle parts of a neuron
- Dendrites
- Cell body
- One axon
Describe the functions of the glial cells in nervous tissue
Glial cells:
- Are supporting cells of the nervous tissue
- Are non-excitable
- Bind/support neurons
- Insulate/myelinate the neurons
What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?
It controls the activity of the internal organs and vessels
How are the 31 pairs of spinal nerves subdivided?
8 Cervical 12 Thoracic 5 Lumbar 5 Sacral 1-2 Coccygeal
Ventral roots of spinal nerves carry ________ fibres
motor
Dorsal roots of spinal nerves carry ________ fibres
sensory
An area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve root is known as a
dermatome
In which disease may a dermatome be outlined?
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
What is the main difference between cranial nerves and spinal nerves?
Cranial nerves emerge directly from the brain or brainstem, whereas spinal nerves emerge from segments of the spinal cord
Nervous tissue is grouped into two main categories
Neurons and neuroglia
Cells of the NS that broadly communicate with each other through neurotransmission
Neurons
Direction of the nerve impulse conduction is from the cell ____ to the ____ terminal.
body, axon
This structure (structures) detect incoming information and conducts impulse towards the cell body
Dendrites
Which part of the neuron contains the organelles?
Soma (cell body)
This is the part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the soma towards the axon terminal
axon
This part of the neuron contains neurotransmitters to be released in the synaptic gap
axon terminal
Which cells myelinate neurons in the CNS?
Oligodendrocytes
Which cells myelinate neurons in the PNS?
Schwann cells
A neuron that have a single axon ONLY is called a
unipolar neuron
Primary sensory neurons are typically classified as what type (?polar)
Unipolar
Neurons that have one axon and one dendrite are called
bipolar neurons
What type of tissue has bipolar neurons?
Specialised sensory neurons, such as those found in the retina
This type of neuron has one axon and multiple dendrites
Multipolar neuron
The majority of the neurons in the brain are of what type?
Multipolar
Name the three distinct types of multipolar neurons
- Motor (spinal cord)
- Pyramidal (hippocampus)
- Purkinje (cerebellum)
Neurons that convey information from the tissues and organs into the CNS are called
Afferent or sensory neurons
Neurons that transmit signals from the CNS to effector muscles are called
Efferent or motor neurons
Efferent (motor) neurons can be divided into what two categories of the nervous system?
Autonomic or somatic (innervation of skeletal muscle)
The autonomic NS can be divided into what two categories?
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
What are the most numerous cells of the nervous system?
Glial cells (or neuroglial)
Glial cells outnumber neurons by how much?
10:1