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Consists of the brain and spinal cord

Integration and correlation center of nervous information

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Central Nervous System

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Consists of the cranial and spinal nerves and their associated ganglia
Conducts info to and from the central nervous system

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Functional units of the nervous tissue

Highly specialized cells that exhibit irritability and conductivity

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Neurons

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Also known as nerve cell body

Contains cytoplasm with a nucleus embedded on it

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Perikaryon

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Elongated processes that receive stimuli from the environment
Diameter tapers as they extend from the cell body
Branch profusely

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Dendrites

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Small projections found in the finer branches of the dendrites

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Dendritic spines

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Single, tubular process that conducts impulses away from the body

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Axon

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More than two processes arising from perikaryon

Neurons of the brain and spinal cord

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Multipolar

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Possess an elongated cell body where a process emerge at each end
Found in retina and vestibular region

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Bipolar

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Has a single process

Found in spinal ganglia, cranial ganglia and posterior root ganglion

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Unipolar

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With many dendrites but no true axon
Regulates electrical changes of adjacent neuron
Do not produce actin potentials

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Anaxonic

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Long axon that may be 1m or more in length
Form the long fiber tracts of the brain and spinal cord
Ex. Pyramidal cell, Purkinje cell, motor cells

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Golgi Type I Neurons

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Have a short axon
Star-shaped appearance
Inhibitory
Numerous in cerebral and cerebellum complex

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Golgi Type II Neurons

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Also called afferent neurons
Receive input from peripheral structures
Transmit sensory info to CNS

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Sensory Neurons

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Efferent neurons

Transmit impulses from CNS to effector organs

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Motor Neurons

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Association Neurons
Connect sensory to motor neurons
90% of neurons in CNS

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Interneurons

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Non-neuronal specialized cels which support the nerve cells of the NS
Non-transmitting

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Glial cells

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A kind of CNS neuroglia
Small cell bodies with branching processes that extend in all directions
Function: formation of blood-brain barrier, structural support

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Astrocytes

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Found mainly in the white matter where their processes pass between the nerve fibers

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Fibrous astrocytes

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Found mainly in the gray matter where their processes pass between the nerve cell bodies

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Protoplasmic astrocytes

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A kind of CNS Neuroglia
Possess cell bodies and few delicate processes
No filaments in their cytoplasm
Found in rows along myelinated nerve fibers
Surround nerve cell bodies
Responsible for the formation of the myelin sheath

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Oligodendrocytes

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Smallest of the CNS neuroglia lol cells
Derived from macrophages
Function: engulfing debris resulting from injury or disease

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Microglia

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A kind of CNS neuroglia
Line the cavities of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord
Assists in the circulation of CSF by movement of the cilia

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Ependymal cells

3 groups: ependymocytes, tanycytes, choroid all epithelial cells

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A kind of PNS Neuroglia
aka capsular cells
Surround neuron cell bodies in ganglia
Regulate nutrients and transmitter levels

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Satellite cells

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A kind of PNS neuroglia Only wraps one axon Surround axons in PNS Provide insulation for myelin agin
Schwann cells
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Point of contact between a neuron and another cell | Site of transmission of nerve impulses
Synapse
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Involves gap junctions that extend from the presynaptic neuron to the postsynaptic neuron Bidirectional
Electrical synapse
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Involves neurotransmitters
Chemical synapse
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Neuron can synapse with the following
Another neuron Muscle(neuromuscular synapse) Gland(neuroglandular synapse)
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Group of nerve cell bodies in the CNS
Nucleus
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Collection of neuronal cell bodies in the PNS
Ganglia
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Consists of nerve cells embedded in neuroglia
Gray matter
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Composed of nerve fibers embedded in neuroglia | Color is due to lipid material in the myelin sheaths
White matter
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Nerve bundle
Fasciculus
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Large, flattened region of white matter
Capsule
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Stout bundle of white matter that joins two major parts of the brain
Peduncle
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Region of the CNS largely occupied by a population of axons that all have the same origin and destination
Tract
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White matter found interiorly | Gray matter surrounds it
Brain
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Gray matter found interiorly | White matter surrounds it
Spinal cord
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Consists of the brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
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Encloses the brain
Cranium
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Consists of diencephalon and the cerebrum
Forebrain
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Almost completely hidden from the surface of the brain | Consists of dorsal thalamus and ventral hypothalamus
Diencephalon
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Largest part of the brain | Composed of two cerebral hemispheres
Cerebrum
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Mass of white matter connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
Corpus callosum
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Narrow part of the brain that connects the forebrain to the hindbrain
Midbrain
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Consists of the medulla oblongata, pons and cerebellum
Hindbrain
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Conical in shape | Connects the pons superiorly to the spinal cord
Medulla oblongata
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Situated on the anterior surface of the cerebellum, inferior to the midbrain and superior to the medulla oblongata
Pons
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Lies within the posterior cranial fossa | Consists of two laterally placed hemispheres
Cerebellum
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The median portion connecting the two hemispheres of the cerebellum
Vermis
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Collective term for the medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain
Brain stem
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Outermost sheath of the meninges | Thick, dense and strong inelastic fibrous membrane
Dura mater
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Layer which contains the subarachnoid cavity which is filled with CSF
Arachnoid mater
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Innermost of the meninges but incomplete membrane | Thin delicate vascular membrane consisting of minute plexus of blood vessels
Pia mater
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Terminal portion of the spinal cord
Conus medullaris
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Bundle of spinal nerves in the lumbar area of the spinal cord
Cauda equina
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Extension of the pia mater which descends into the coccyx
Filum terminals
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1st cranial nerve associated with smell
Olfactory
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2nd cranial nerve associated with vision
Optic
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3rd cranial nerve associated with the eyelid and eyeball movement
Oculomotor
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4th cranial nerve innervating the superior oblique, turns eyes downward and laterally
Trochlear
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5th cranial nerve associated with mastication and facial sensation
Trigeminal
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6th cranial nerve that turns the eye laterally
Abducens
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7th cranial nerve the controls most facial expressions, secretion of tears and saliva taste
Facial
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8th cranial nerve associated with hearing, equilibrium and sensation
Vestibulocochlear
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9th cranial nerve associated with taste, senses, carotid blood pressure
Glossopharyngeal
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10th cranial nerve that senses aortic blood pressure, slows heart rate and stimulates digestive organs
Vagus
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11th cranial nerve that controls the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid and swallowing movements
Accessory
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12th cranial nerve that controls tongue movements
Hypoglossal
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Sensory cranial nerves
1,2,8 | Olfactory, optic and vestibulocochlear
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Motor cranial nerves
3,4,6,11,12 | Oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, accessory, hypoglossal
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Both sensory and motor cranial nerves
5,7,9,10 | Trigeminal, facial, Glossopharyngeal, vagus
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Consists of efferent fibers that carry nerve impulses away from the CNS
Anterior root
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Afferent fibers that carry nerve impulses to the CNS
Posterior root
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Swelling on the posterior root where the cell bodies of the spinal nerves are situated
Posterior root ganglion
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Rest and digest activation
Parasympathetic / Craniosacral division
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Fight or flight response
Sympathetic / Thoracolumbar division
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E situations
Exercise emergency excitement embarrassment
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Study of the anatomy and organization of nervous systems
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