Test 3- Nervous System Flashcards
Oligodendrocytes
CNS
Myelinate neurons
Astrocytes
CNS
Most abundant nerve cell
Supply nutrients for nerves
Control chemical environment around cells
Microglia
CNS
Phagocytes
Defense cells
Ependymal
CNS
Line cerebral spinal fluid filled cavities
Nuclei vs Ganglia
Nuclei- CNS
Ganglia- PNS
Tracts vs Nerves
Neuron fibers
Tracts: CNS, white matter
Nerves: PNS
Nissl Bodies
Basically a rough ER
Metabolic activities of nerves
Parts of Axon
Axon collateral: perpendicular branches of axon
Axon hillock: where action potential is triggered, right before myelination starts
Axon terminals: tips of axon where synapses occur
Myelination in Nerves
Schwann Cells: groups of myelination in PNS
Myelin sheath: inner wrapping of axons
Neurilemma: outer wrapping of axon
Nodes of Ranvier: gaps in myelination
Nerve Layers
Epineurium: entire nerve
Fascicles: bundle of nerves
Perineurium: covers fasicle
Endoneurium: wraps nerve
Main parts of brain
Forebrain -Cerebrum -Thalmus Brainstem -Midbrain Hindbrain -Cerebellum -Medulla oblongata
Brain Vocab
Gryi: raises, folds
Sulci: valleys of folds
Fissures: big valley
Lobes: chunks of brain separates by fissures
Parts of Forebrain
Telencephalon: -cerebrum -olfactory bulbs and tracts -lateral ventricles Diencephalon -Thalmus -Hypothalmus -Epithalmus -3rd ventricle
Meninges of the Brain
Dura mater: outer layer, anchors to skull
Arachnoid: middle layer, allows CNF to drain thru sinuses
Pia mater: inner layer, delicate
Parts of Brainstem
Midbrain -corpora quadrigemina (colliculi) -cerebral peduncles -cerebral aqueduct -red nucleus Hindbrain -metencephalon (cerebellum) -myelencephalon (medulla oblongata)