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13 Cards in this Set
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The nervous system is divided into the ___________ and the ________________
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Central Nervous System (CNS), Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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The Central Nervous System includes the ______ and ________, which contain ________ and _________
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Brain and Spinal Cord, Nuclei and Tracts
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The Peripheral Nervous System consists of _________, __________, and ______________
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Nerves, ganglia, and nerve plexuses
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A neuron Consists of what?
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Dendrite, A cell Body (soma), and an axon
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What do dendrites do?
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Receive Stimuli
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What does the axon do?
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Conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body
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What is a nerve?
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A collection of axons in the PNS
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What is a sensory.afferent neuron and what does it do?
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It is pseudounipolar and conducts impulses from sensory receptors into the CNS
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What is a motor/efferent neuron and what does it do?
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It is multipolar and conducts impulses from the CNS to effector organs
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Interneurons or association neurons are located where?
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Entirely in the CNS
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Somatic Motor Nerves innervate what?
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Skeletal Muscle
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Autonomic Nerves innervate what?
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Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
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Supporting cells in the PNS include:
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Schwann cells and satellite cells
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