Lecture 16 Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
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What are the 2 divisions of the nervous system
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Central and Peripheral
2
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What parts make up the Central Nervous System (CNS)
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Brain and spinal cord
3
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What parts make up the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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Peripheral nerves and ganglia
4
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What is grey matter composed of
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Cell body of neurons and glial cells
5
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What is white matter composed of
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Axon of neurons and glial cells
6
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Somatic meaning
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Aware of
7
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Autonomic meaning
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Not aware of
8
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Afferent meaning
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Sensory
9
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Efferent meaning
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Motor
10
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Cells of the nervous system
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Neurons and Glia
11
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Four morphological types of neurons
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Multipolar, Bipolar, Unipolar, Anaxonic
12
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Four types of glial cells in the CNS
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Astrocytes, Microglia, Ependymal Cells, Oligodendrocytes
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