NS Flashcards
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A group of tissues composed of highly
specialized cells possessing the
characteristics of excitability and
conductivity.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Morphological divisions of nervous system:
- Central nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
a. Brain
b. Spinal cord
Central nervous system
- Innervating visceral or involuntary structures like smooth muscles, cardiac muscles and glands.
- This is autonomic nervous system.
Visceral efferent
a. Cranial nerves (12 pairs)
b. Spinal nerves (31 pairs)
c. Autonomic nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Functional divisions of PNS:
- Somatic efferent
- Visceral efferent
- Produce myelin sheath in the central nervous system.
Oligodendrocyte
- involve in the blood brain barrier (BBB)
Astrocyte
Types of cell in the nervous system:
- Neurons
- Neuroglia
- Innervating somatic structures like skeletal muscles and skin.
- Pertaining to the body
Somatic efferent
Two types of processes: Neuron
- Dendrites
- Axons
- The active conducting elements
- This is the Parenchymal – functional cells
Neurons
- the supporting element
- supporting cells of the CNS and PNS means do not conduct action
Neuroglia
types of neuroglia
a. Astrocyte
b. Oligodendrocyte
c. Microglia
d. Ependymal cells
- Phagocytic cells (protecting)
- Nangangain ng Microorganisms
- immune cells of the CNS
Microglia
- Basic unit of the nervous system which
conducts electrical impulses from one part of the body to another.
Neuron
- Transmit impulses toward the cell body.
- Afferent process
Dendrites
- point of connection between neurons.
Synapse
- that will allow the conduction of impulse to pass through from one neuron to another.
neurotransmitters
- lining the ventricles at the brain and central canal of spinal cord.
- Flow of your CSF, fluid of your brain
Ependymal cells
Main neurotransmitters:
- Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
- Norepinephrine (Nor Adrenaline)
- Acetylcholine
- Conducting impulses away from the cell
body. - Efferent process
Axons
- Insulating material covering axons in central and peripheral nervous system.
- The electrical impulse jumps from node to node in myeline sheath instead of traveling continuously along the nerve fiber. (Saltatory Conduction of Impulses)
Myelin Sheath
- periodic gap in the insulating myelin sheath on the axon of certain neurons that serves to facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses.
Node of Ranvier