Exam 2- Nervous, Endocrine, Cardio, Respiratory Systems Flashcards
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What are the 3 main functions of the NS?
1) sensory input
2) integration
3) motor output
What does the CNS consist of?
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Brain and spinal cord
What does the PNS consist of?
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12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves
What is a part of the autonomic NS?
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Sympathetic (fight/flight) and parasympathetic (rest/digest)
What are the cells of the nervous system?
-glia or neuralgia
-neurons
What is the function of neuroglia
Provide metabolic support and mechanical scaffolding of neurons
What are the 3 ways to organize the NS?
Structure, function, and direction of flow
What are the structural classifications of NS?
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CNS and PNS
What are the functional classifications of NS?
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Somatic and autonomic NS
What are the direction of flow classifications for the NS?
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Afferent and efferent
What types of neuroglia are found in the CNS?
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1) oligodendrocytes
2) astrocytes
3) microglia
4) ependymal cells
What is the fight or flight division of NS?
Sympathetic NS
What is the rest and digest division of NS?
Parasympathetic NS
What are oligodendrocytes? What is the function of oligodendrocytes?
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Type of neuroglia in CNS
Produce the myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the CNS
What are astrocytes? What are the functions?
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A type of neuroglia in CNS
-maintain BBB
-attached to brain capillaries
-biochemical support for CNS tissue regulation of blood flow and movement of substances to/from blood to nervous tissue
What are microglia? What is the function?
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A type of neuroglia in the CNS
resident macrophage cells of CNS (main form of active immune defense)
What are ependymal cells? What are the functions?
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A type of neuroglia in the CNS
-lines ventricular system of the brain and spinal cord
-produces CSF
What are the neuroglia of the PNS?
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Schwann cells and satellite cells
What are Schwann cells? What do they do?
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-neuroglia of the PNS
-also called neurolemmocytes
-produce myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the PNS
What are satellite cells? What do they do?
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-neuroglia of the PNS
-cover the surface of nerve cell bodies in the PNS
-regulate neuron environment
What are the functions of myelin sheath?
-increase speed of electrochemical impulse transmission
-insulate and protect axon or nerve fiber
What is the neurilemma?
Outer layer of neuroglia cell cytoplasm surrounding an axon
What is the node of ranvier?
-gaps in the myelin sheath between adjacent glial cells
-axon is exposed to ECF (sodium influx)
What are the 4 neuronal zones?
1) Input zone
2) summation zone
3) conduction zone
4) output zone