Marieb Chapter 11 "fundamentals Of The Nervous System And Nervous Tissue"

Front 1

What are the three basic functions of the nervous system?

Back 1

1. sensory integration
2. integration
3. motor output

Front 2

What is sensory input?

Back 2

A function of the nervous system involved in:
- monitoring changes inside and outside the body
- information gathering by sensory receptors about internal and external changes

Front 3

What function of the nervous system is best described:

" monitors changes inside and outside the body "

Back 3

sensory input

Front 4

What function of the nervous system is best described:

" information gathering by sensory receptors about internal and external changes "

Back 4

sensory input

Front 5

What is integration?

Back 5

a function of the nervous system involved in:
- processing and interpreting sensory input, usually in the brain

Front 6

What function of the nervous system is best described:

" processing and interpreting sensory input, usually in the brain "

Back 6

integration

Front 7

What is motor output?

Back 7

- activating effector organs (muscles and glands) produces a response

Front 8

In motor output, __________ are activated to produce a response

Back 8

effector organs (muscles and glands)

Front 9

What are effector organs?

Back 9

muscles and glands

Front 10

What function of the nervous system is best described:

" activating effector organs (muscles and glands) to produce a response "

Back 10

motor output

Front 11

The brain and the spinal cord makeup the ________ nervous system.

Back 11

central

Front 12

The ________ nervous system is the integration and command center

Back 12

central

Front 13

The __________ nervous system is the portion of the nervous system outside of the CNS.

Back 13

peripheral

Front 14

The spinal and cranial nerves are part of the _________ system

Back 14

peripheral

Front 15

What is the function of the spinal and cranial nerves?

Back 15

They carry messages to and from the CNS

Front 16

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the ___________ and the ____________

Back 16

central ; peripheral

Front 17

What are the two functional divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

Back 17

sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent)

Front 18

The sensory and motor divisions are part of the _________ nervous system

Back 18

peripheral

Front 19

another term for sensory is ________

Back 19

afferent

Front 20

another term for motor is __________

Back 20

efferent

Front 21

" Nerve fibers carry information to central nervous system from sensory receptors throughout the body " describes what division of the peripheral nervous system?

Back 21

sensory (afferent)

Front 22

In sensory (afferent) divisions, nerve fibers carry information from _____________ to _____________

Back 22

sensory receptors ; central nervous system

Front 23

" Nerve fibers carry information from CNS to effector organs " describes what division of the peripheral nervous system?

Back 23

motor (efferent)

Front 24

In motor (efferent) divisions, nerve fibers carry information from __________ to _________

Back 24

central nervous system; effector organs

Front 25

Sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) are _______ divisions of the peripheral nervous system

Back 25

functional

Front 26

The ________ is further divided into the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.

Back 26

motor division

Front 27

What are the two components of the motor division?

Back 27

somatic and autonomic

Front 28

" Involved in conscious control of skeletal muscles " describes ________.

Back 28

somatic nervous system

Front 29

Another term for somatic is ________

Back 29

voluntary

Front 30

Another term for voluntary is ________

Back 30

somatic

Front 31

Another term for involuntary is ________

Back 31

autonomic

Front 32

Another term for autonomic is _________

Back 32

involuntary

Front 33

" Nerve fibers regulate smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands " describes __________-

Back 33

autonomic (involuntary) nervous system

Front 34

What are the two functional divisions of autonomic nervous system?

Back 34

sympathethic and parasympathethic

Front 35

The sympathethic and paraysmpathethic divisions are subsets of the _________ nervous system

Back 35

autonomic

Front 36

What are the two principal cell types?

Back 36

neurons and neuroglia

Front 37

" excitable cells that transmit electrical signals " describe what term?

Back 37

neurons/nerve cells

Front 38

Another term for nerve cell is ________

Back 38

neuron

Front 39

The ________ are supporting cells that wrap around neurons

Back 39

neuroglia

Front 40

What are neuroglia?

Back 40

supporting cells that wrap around neurons

Front 41

Astrocytes are examples of neuroglia in the ________

Back 41

CNS

Front 42

Microglia are examples of neuroglia in the _________

Back 42

CNS

Front 43

Ependymal cells are examples of neuroglia in the ________

Back 43

CNS

Front 44

Oligodendrocytes are examples of neuroglia in the ________

Back 44

CNS