Bio 223A Exam 4 Nervous System Review Flashcards
What is the function of the nervous system?
Directs voluntary movement, seat of consciousness, personality, learning and memory, regulates acts of homeostasis
What part of the nervous system is responsible for problem solving skills?
CNS, Frontal cortex
What is the central nervous system comprised of?
Brain and spinal cord
What does the peripheral nervous system include?
All nerves outside protection skull and vertebral column, cranial nerves and spinal nerves
How many pairs of cranial nerves and spinal nerves do we have?
31 spine, 12 cranial
Where are the cell bodies of the peripheral nervous system located?
Ganglia
Where does the sensory or afferent division of the peripheral nervous system convey action potentials to?
CNS, Brain
Where does the motor division transmit impulses to?
Effectors, peripheral organs
What regulates digestion of food?
Parasympathetic division of the atomic nervous system
Where does protein synthesis in neurons occur in?
Nissan bodies in soma
What are dendrites?
Short, branched process that revives input from other neurons
What is the function of axons?
Generate and conducts actions potentials
What do synaptic vesicles contain?
They contain neurotransmitters
Which terminal are they found in?( synaptic vesicles)
Axon terminals
What neuron carries action potentials from one neuron to another?
Interneuron
