Nervous System Flashcards

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What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

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Peripheral and Central Nervous System

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What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

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Afferent and Efferent

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3
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What are the two divisions of the efferent?

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Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System

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4
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What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

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5
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What are the two division of the central nervous system?

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Brain and Spinal Cord

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6
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What are the parts of a typical motor neuron?

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Dendrites, Cell Body, Nucleus, Nucleolus, Axon, Schwann Cell, Myelin Sheath, Axon Terminal, and Terminal Branches

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What are the neurons classified by function in proper sequence?

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Receptive Endings, Afferent Transmission, Sensory Neuron, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Efferent Transmission, and Effectors

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What are the layers of the meninges in proper sequence?

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Dura Mater, Arachnoid Mater, and Pia Mater

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9
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What is the process of the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?

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Choroid Plexus, Ventricles, Subarachnoid Space, and Dura Venous Sinuses

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10
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What are the twelve central nerves?

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Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigomeneal, Abducent, Facial, Vestibuloccochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Spinal Accessory, Hypoglossal

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11
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What cell transmits messages from one part of the body to another?

A

Neurons

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12
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What is the metabolic center of the neuron?

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Cell Body

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13
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What are the neuron processes that convey incoming messages toward the cell body?

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Dendrites

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14
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What generates nerve impulses and typically conduct the away from the cell body?

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Axons

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What do you call the axon that arises from a conelike region of the cell body?

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Axon Hillock

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16
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What are the membranous sacs that contain chemicals?

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Neurotransmitters

17
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What is a tight coil of wrapped membrane that encloses axon?

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Myelin Sheath

18
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What do you call the part of the Schwann cell that is external to the myelin sheath?

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Neurilemma

19
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What are the three connective tissue membranes covering and protecting the central nervous system structures?

A

Meninges