What type of neuron is this?
Bipolar neuron
What type of neuron is this?
Unipolar neuron
What type of neuron is this?
Multipolar neuron
The CNS consists of what structures?
Brain
Brainstem
Spinal Cord
The PNS consists of what structures?
Cranial Nerves
Spinal Nerves
What is the job of the central nervous system?
Information consolidation and processing
What is the job of the peripheral nervous system?
To carry information to and from the central nervous system
What is the somatic sensory ?
Touch
Pain
Pressure
Vibration
Temperature
proprioception from the skin, body wall, and limbs
What is the visceral sensory?
Stretch
Pain
Temperature
Chemical Changes
Irritation in viscera
Nausea
Hunger
What is the somatic motor?
Motor innervation to skeletal muscles
What is the Visceral motor?
Motor innervation to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
The red arrow point to what?
Neurons
The green arrows point to what?
Glial Cells
What is the function of neurons?
Generate and carry electrical signals
What is the function of glial cells?
They perform various supportive fxns:
Protect neurons
Regulate ionic balance in tissue
immune functions
What is the “receiving end” of the neuron called?
Dendrites
What is the function of the dendrites?
To make connections with and receive signals from other neurons and from receptors
What is the function of the axon?
Passes signal on to other cells by releasing chemical messengers called neurotransmitters
What type of neurons are found within the blue circle?
Sensory Neurons
what type of neuron is found within the blue circle?
Motor neurons
What type of neurons are found within the circle?
Interneurons
What type of cell is this?
astrocyte
What type of cell is this?
Microglial cell
What type of cell is this?
Ependymal cells