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Central nervous system (CNS)

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consists of the brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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Consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves that contain both sensory and motor fibers
Connects CNS to muscles, glands & all sensory receptors

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Somatic (voluntary) nervous system (SNS)

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Sensory neurons from cutaneous and special sensory receptors to the CNS
Motor neurons to skeletal muscle tissue

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Autonomic (involuntary) nervous systems (ANS)

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Sensory neurons from visceral organs to CNS

Motor neurons to smooth & cardiac muscle and glands

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sympathetic division

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speeds up heart rate

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parasympathetic division

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Slows down heart rate

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Enteric nervous system (ENS)

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Involuntary sensory & motor neurons control GI tract

Neurons function independently of ANS & CNS

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Sensory function

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sense changes in the internal and external environment

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Integrative function

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analyze the sensory information, store some aspects, and make decisions regarding appropriate behaviors

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Motor function

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Respond to stimuli by initiating action

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Neurons

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Functional unit of the nervous system

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Dendrites

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small neuronal cell processes (carry impulse toward the cell body of a neuron)

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Cell Body

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contains a single nucleus and other organelles (produce neurotransmitters)

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Axon

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a long, single neuronal cell process (carry impulse away from the cell body of a neuron)

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Multipolar neuron

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Multiple connections

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Bipolar neuron

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2 connections

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Unipolar neuron

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1 connection

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Sensory or afferent neurons

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Nerve impulse (action potential) conducted to the CNS
Most are Unipolar
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Motor or efferent neurons

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Nerve impulse (action potential) conducted away from the CNS to effectors
Multipolar
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Interneurons or association neurons

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Between sensory and motor neurons (in the CNS)

Most are multipolar

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Neuroglia

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“glue” that holds nervous tissue together
●Actively participate in the activities of nervous tissue
●do not generate or propagate action potentials
●4 types of neuroglial cells are found in the CNS, 2 types in the PNS

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The 4 types of neurogila of the CNS

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Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia
Ependymal cells

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Astrocytes

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Star-shaped, the largest and most numerous of the neuroglia
Maintains the blood-brain-barrier
Protect neurons by wrapping around blood capillaries
Play a role in learning and memory – guides the formation of neural synapses

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Oligodendrocytes

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Smaller than astrocytes and with fewer processes
forms and maintains myelin which insulates nerve cells in the CNS
Analogous to Schwann cells of the PNS

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Microglia

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Small cells that remove cellular debris

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Ependymal cells

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Cuboidal to columnar cells – possess microvilli and cilia
Line the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord
play a role in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) homeostasis, brain metabolism, and the clearance of waste from the brain

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The 2 types of neurogila of the PNS

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Schwann cells

Satellite cells

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Schwann cells

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Cells encircling PNS axons
Each cell produces part of the myelin sheath surrounding an axon in the PNS
Participate in axon regeneration

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Satellite cells

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Flat cells, provide structural support and regulate exchange of materials

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Myelination

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Process of ensheathing axons with myelin

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Ganglion

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A group (mass) of neuronal cell bodies lying outside the CNS

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Nucleus

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A cluster of unmyelinated neuronal cell bodies in the CNS

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Nerve

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A bundle of axons located in the PNS

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Tract

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A bundle of axons located in the CNS

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Gray matter

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Areas in the CNS and ganglia containing neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, unmyelinated axons, axon terminals, and neuroglia

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White matter

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Areas in the CNS that primarily contain myelinated axons

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Action Potential AKA Nerve Impulse

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Electrical signal that propagates along the membrane of a neuron or muscle fibre

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Factors that affect speed of propagation

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Amount of myelination
Axon diameter
Temperature

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