NERVOUS SYSTEM - SYNOPSIS

Question 1

_________ is the study of the structure & organization of the nervous system.

Answer 1

Neuroanatomy

Question 2

The basic functional unit of the Nervous system is the _______ (Nerve cell).

Answer 2

Neuron

Question 3

The human brain constitutes about __% of the total body weight.

Answer 3

2

Question 4

The cerebellum has a central part called the ______ with 2 lateral lobes attached to it

Answer 4

vermis

Question 5

The nervous tissue develops from e_____ (the neural tube & neural crest).

Answer 5

ctoderm

Question 6

The nervous tissue consists of _____ & _____ cells.

Answer 6

neurons & glial

Question 7

__________ constitute the genetic, anatomic, trophic and functional units of the nervous system (known as the neuron doctrine).

• have lost capacity to undergo cell division.
• have capacity to receive impulses from receptor organs or other neurones.
• have the capacity to transmit impulses to other neurons or effector organs.
• consists of a cell body & its processes, dendrites & a single axon

Answer 7

Neurons

Question 8

Classification of neuron is according to:

1. Number of ________: (unipolar, bipolar or multipolar);
2. ____ length: (golgi type I, golgi type II) neurones;
3. _____: (motor, sensory & interneurons); &
4. N__(cholinergic neurones)

Answer 8

1. processes
2. Axonal
3. Function
4. Neurotransmitte

Question 9

Classification of neuron is according to:

Answer 9

1. Number of processes: (unipolar, bipolar or multipolar);
2. Axonal length: (golgi type I, golgi type II) neurones;
3. Function: (motor, sensory & interneurons); &
4. Neurotransmitter: (cholinergic neurones)

Question 10

_______ are non-neuronal cells (specialized connective tissue) of the CNS & PNS.

Answer 10

Neuroglia