unit 3 review Flashcards
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afferent nerve
for senses, sends signal to brain
efferent nerve
for motor, send signal to body
CNS glia
astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, ependymal cell
PNS glia
satellite cell, Schwann cell
astrocyte
support; BBB
oligodendrocyte
insulation, myelination of several axons
microglia
immune surveillance and phagocytosis; white blood cells
ependymal cell
creating the cerebrospinal fluid
satellite cell
support; sensory and autonomic ganglia
Schwann cell
insulate myelin; linked to 1 axon
thalamus
senses all sensory information but smell
hypothalamus
homeostasis
brain stem
connect brain to spinal cord; regulate respiration and blood pumping
pons
connect cerebellum and brain stem
medulla
reticular formation, regulate sleep
cerebellum
compares information from the cerebrum and the periphery
pineal gland
kind of produces melatonin?
corpus callosum
connects both sides of the brain
association fibers
connect areas of the brain
commissural fibers
make up corpus callosum
projection fibers
connect cerebrum to thalamus, brain stem, cerebellum, and spinal cord
olfactory nerve
smell
optic nerve
vision
oculomotor nerve
eye movement other than down and horizontal