The Nervous System Flashcards
What are the two divisions of the nervous system?
Peripheral and Central Nervous System
What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
Afferent and Efferent
What are the two divisions of the efferent?
Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System
What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
What are the two division of the central nervous system?
Brain and Spinal Cord
What are the parts of a typical motor neuron?
Dendrites, Cell Body, Nucleus, Nucleolus, Axon, Schwann Cell, Myelin Sheath, Axon Terminal, and Terminal Branches
What are the neurons classified by function in proper sequence?
Receptive Endings, Afferent Transmission, Sensory Neuron, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Efferent Transmission, and Effectors
What are the layers of the meninges in proper sequence?
Dura Mater, Arachnoid Mater, and Pia Mater
What is the process of the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?
Choroid Plexus, Ventricles, Subarachnoid Space, and Dura Venous Sinuses
What are the twelve central nerves?
Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigomeneal, Abducent, Facial, Vestibuloccochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Spinal Accessory, Hypoglossal
What cell transmits messages from one part of the body to another?
Neurons
What is the metabolic center of the neuron?
Cell Body
What are the neuron processes that convey incoming messages toward the cell body?
Dendrites
What generates nerve impulses and typically conduct the away from the cell body?
Axons
What do you call the axon that arises from a conelike region of the cell body?
Axon Hillock
