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18 Cards in this Set
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The peripheral nervous system can be divided into... |
The somatic and autonomic nervous system |
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The autonomic nervous system can be divided into... |
Sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions |
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Dendrites carry signals... |
Towards the cell body |
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Myelin is produced by which nervous tissue cells? |
Shcwann cells and Oligodendrocytes |
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Gaps in the axonal myelination which occur about every 1mm are called... |
Nodes of Ranvier |
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White mater largely consists of... |
Axons and support cells |
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Which neurons carry sensory information from sensory receptors in the CNS? |
Efferent neurons |
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Which cells are responsible for axon myelination in the CNS? |
Oligodendrocytes |
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Which kind of flat cells surround the cell bodies within PNS ganglia and regulate material exchange? |
Satellite cells |
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Which kind of star shaped cell has numerous CNS roles including formation of the blood brain barrier? |
Astrocytes |
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99% of neurons are classed as... |
Interneurons |
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99% of neurons are classed as... |
Interneurons |
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In which disease do myelin levels decrease? |
Multiple sclerosis |
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What is the division of the nervous system associated with voluntary muscle contraction? |
Somatic |
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Which nervous tissue cells are involved in reflex & feedback loops? |
Interneurons |
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What is a mass of nerve cell bodies called? |
Ganglion |
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What is a mass of nerve cell bodies called? |
Ganglion |
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Which nervous tissue cells form part of the CNS immune response? |
Microglia |
