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10 Cards in this Set
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CNS |
BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYS.
PNS |
NERVES, GANGLIA, AND NERVE PLEXUSES
OUTSIDE THE CNS! |
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SENSORY NEURON
(AFFERENT NEURON) |
NEURON THAT TRANSMITS IMPULSES FROM A SENSORY RECEPTOR INTO CNS.
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MOTOR NEURON
(EFFERENT NEURON) |
NEURON THAT TRANSMITS IMPULSES FROM THE CNS TO AN EFFECTOR ORGAN.
ie...muscle |
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NERVE
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BUNDLE OR CABLELIKE COLLECTION OF AXONS
CONTAINS SENSORY AND MOTOR FIBERS. |
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GANGLION
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GROUPING OF NEURON CELL BODIES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CNS
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NUCLEUS
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GROUPING OF NEURON CELL BODIES WITHIN THE CNS
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TRACT
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GROUPING OF NERVE FIBERS THAT INTERCONNECT RIGIONS OF THE CNS
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NERVE ALWAYS OUTSIDE OF WHAT?
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CNS
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BUNDLE OF AXONS ARE ALWAYS INSIDE WHAT?
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TRACT
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