Unit 5 Nervous Flashcards
1
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Central nervous system
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Brain and spinal cord (inside dorsal bodycavity)
2
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Peripheral nervous system
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12 cranial nerves, 31 spinal nerves
3
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Glial cells
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‘Glue’ = support cells of neurons
4
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Neuron
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Major functional cell, main communicator
5
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Soma
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Cell body of neuron ( w/ nucleus etc.)
6
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Process
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Extensions from soma
7
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Axon
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Processes that connects neuron to its target
8
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Dendrite
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Processes that receive info. (Mainly from other neurons)
