Block 1 Learning Objectives Flashcards
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central nervous system
consists of brain and spinal cord
gray matter
collection of neural cell bodies
white matter
axons with glial sheath (myelin)
CNS gray matter and white matter
gray matter- cortex and nucleus
white matter- pathway (tract, vesicle)
peripheral nervous system
neurons outside the CNS, 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves
PNS gray matter and white matter
gray matter- ganglion
white matter- nerve
afferent
approaches CNS, sensory, voluntary, pseudo unipolar neuron
efferent
exits CNS, motor, involuntary, multipolar neuron
somatic tissues
skin, bone, joints, dura, skeletal muscle
visceral tissues
glands, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
somatic afferent
somatic pain, well localized. sensory. touch, vibration, temp
somatic efferent
volitional movement, motor
visceral afferent
visceral pain, poorly localized, sensory, dissension of organs, unconscious sensations associated with homeostasis
visceral efferent
autonomic NS, motor, modulate glandular secretions and contraction of smooth and cardiac muscle
visceral efferent (ANS) divisions
sympathetic- thoracolumbar NS, fight or flight
parasympathetic- craniosacral NS, rest and digest
enteric- modulated by ANS but functions independently
gray matter- ventral horn
somatic efferent cell bodies
gray matter- lateral horn
visceral efferent cell bodies
gray matter- dorsal horn
central processes of afferent neurons synapse
roots and rootlets
rootlets from one spinal cord segment merge to form a root
dorsal root from dorsal horn
ventral root from ventral horn
spinal nerve
made of one dorsal root and one ventral root that merge to form one spinal nerve
a single pair of spinal nerves represents a single spinal cord segment
rami
spinal nerve branches to form dorsal and ventral rami
dorsal rami supplies
synovial joints of vertebral column, intrinsic back muscles and overlying skin
ventral rami supplies
anterior and lateral regions of trunk and limbs
dorsal root nerve type
afferent only