Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 8 (Nervous System)

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Basics
Nervous System
19  cards
Neurons
What is one fact about neurons,
What are the three types of neurons,
What is the characteristic of mul...
5  cards
Sensory Neurons
What is fact 1 about sensory neurons,
What is function 1 about sensory ...,
What is function 2 about sensory ...
7  cards
Motor Neurons
Approximately how many motor neur...,
What is the function of motor neu...,
What is an effector
3  cards
Interneurons
Approximately how many interneuro...,
Where are interneurons found,
What is the function of interneurons
3  cards
Neuroglia
Where are neuroglia found,
What are the four types of neuroglia,
What are astrocytes
9  cards
PNS Anatomy
What is true of the pns anatomy,
What are ganglia,
What are nerves
3  cards
CNS Anatomy
What is the center,
What is the neural cortex,
What are tracts
4  cards
Membrane Potential
How is the membrane potential det...,
What else is the membrane potenti...,
What is intracellular
11  cards
Generation of Action Potential
When does depolarization occur,
What else happens in the generati...
2  cards
Neural Communication
How does neural communication work,
What is true about neural communi...
2  cards
Synapse Function & Neurotransmitters
What is step 1,
What is step 2,
What is step 3
4  cards
CNS
What does the cns consist of,
What is the cns protected by,
What is the function of the meninges
5  cards
Meninges
What is the dura mater,
What is the arachnoid,
What is the pia mater
3  cards
Spinal Cord
What is the spinal cord,
How long is the spinal cord,
What does the spinal cord contain
4  cards
SC-Sectional Anatomy
What are horns,
What are posterior gray horns use...,
What are anterior gray horns used...
7  cards
Brain
What are the names of the 6 main ...,
What is the cerebrum,
Where is the diencephalon
7  cards
Brain Stem
What is the midbrain in charge of,
What is the midbrain in charge of,
What is the pons in charge of
4  cards
Ventricles of Brain
What does each hemisphere of the ...,
What does the interventicular for...,
What does the mesencephalic aqued...
3  cards
Cerebrospinal Fluid
What is function 1 of cerebrospin...,
What is function 2 of cerebrospin...,
What is function 3 of
4  cards
Cerebrum
What is the cerebrum composed of,
What does the cerebral cortex cover,
What are gyri
7  cards
Motor & Sensory Areas
What is the precentral gyrus prim...,
What is the postcentralgyrus prim...,
What is the visual cortex in char...
7  cards
General Interpretive Area
Where is the general interpretive...,
Where does the general interpreti...
2  cards
Speech Center
Where is the speech center located,
What does the speech center do
2  cards
Prefrontal Cortex
What is the prefrontal cortex in ...,
Where is the prefrontal cortex lo...
2  cards
Basal Nuclei
What are basal nuclei,
What does the basal nuclei consis...
2  cards
Limbic System
What does the limbic system consi...,
What does the diencephalon control
2  cards
Diencephalon
What are the three structures of ...,
What is the epithalamus,
What does the thalamus do
10  cards
Midbrain
What is function 1 o f the midbrain,
What is function 2 of the midbrain,
What is function 3 of the midbrain
3  cards
Pons
What are the pons
1  cards
Cerebellum
What are the functions of the cer...
1  cards
Medulla Oblaganta
What is the medulla oblaganta,
What does the medulla oblangata do
2  cards
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
What is sensation
1  cards
Posterior Column Pathway
What is the order of the posterio...
1  cards
Motor Pathways
What is the order of the motor pa...,
What is the second order of the m...
2  cards

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