Organization And Functions Of The Nervous System

Front 1

Divides brain into left and right hemispheres; also the BEST PLANE to use in an MRI

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Sagittal plane

Front 2

Separates brain into anterior and posterior parts

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Coronal plane

Front 3

Separates brain into upper and lower parts; most useful view of the Spinal cord

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Transverse plane

Front 4

On the front side

Back 4

Ventral, Anterior

Front 5

On the back side

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Dorsal, Posterior

Front 6

On the top side

Back 6

Superior, Cranial

Front 7

On the lower side

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Inferior

Front 8

In the lowermost portion (tail end)

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Caudal

Front 9

In the forward side (nose end)

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Rostral

Front 10

Close to the midline

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Medial

Front 11

In the middle, the midplane (midsagittal)

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Median

Front 12

Physiological component of the nervous system that innervates the structures of the body wall

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Somatic Nervous System

Front 13

Physiological component of the nervous system that controls activities of the smooth muscles, viscera and the blood vessels

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Autonomic Nervous System

Front 14

The most rostral and most phylogenetically advanced part

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Cerebrum

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Parts of the Cerebrum

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Telencephalon

Diencephalon

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Parts of the Telencephalon

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Cortex

Subcortical white matter

Basal ganglia

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3 general parts of the brain

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Cerebrum

Brain stem

Cerebellum

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Part of the brain that controls the autonomic functions of the body

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Brain stem

Front 19

System of spaces in the brain

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Ventricles

Front 20

Parts of the brain stem

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Midbrain

Pons

Medulla oblongata

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AKA cerebellar nuclei

Back 21

Vermis

Front 22

AKA cerebellar cortices

Back 22

Lateral lobes

Front 23

Nerve cells serving a common function in the CNS

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Nuclei

Front 24

Nerve cells with common form, function that are grouped outside CNS

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Ganglia

Front 25

Neurons that terminate locally and provides local transmission

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Interneurons

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Covering of an axon

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Axolemma

Front 27

Provide a framework for fast axonal transport

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Microtubules

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Part of the INITIAL SEGMENT of an axon that can produce the highest intensity of action potential

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Trigger Zone

Front 29

Metabolic and genetic centre of the neuron

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Cell body

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Makes up the receptive pole of a neuron

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Cell body and its dendrites

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bundle of fibers having a common origin, function and termination

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Tracts/Fasciculi

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aggregates of tracts; as seen in Spinal cord

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Columns/Funiculi

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bundle of fibers resembling an arm-like process or structure

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Brachium

Front 34

a stem-like collection of nerve fibers connecting different areas in CNS

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Peduncle

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ribbon or band of fibers

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Lemniscus

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collection of nerve fibers conveying impulse between a part of the CNS and a region of the body

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Nerve

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network or tangle of nerves

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Nerve plexus

Front 38

portion of a root by which it arises from the spinal cord

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Nerve root

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one axon with multiple dendrites

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Multipolar neuron

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Classification of neuron that is usually found in the anterior horn cell of the spinal cord; concerned with muscle movements

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Multipolar neuron

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1 axon, 1 dendrite

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Bipolar neuron

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Classification of neuron that convey hearing, vision and equilibrium

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Bipolar neuron

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function is to guide growing neurons to the correct target areas

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Neuroglial cells

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glial cell that repairs lining of the brain and the blood brain barrier

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Ependymal cells

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refers to the astrocytes and oligodendrocytes

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Macgrolia

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glial cell responsible for the myelination at the CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

Front 47

glial cell responsible for the guidance of developing neurons, maintenance of extracellular K levels, reuptake of transmitter after synaptic activity

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Astrocytes

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glial cell that serves as the WBC in the brain

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Microglia

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glial cell that myelinates the PNS

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Schwann cells

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glial cell that support cell bodies and redirect axons

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satellite cells

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Neurons that are dorsal

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Sensation neurons

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Neurons that are ventral

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Motor neurons

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location of CELL BODY that has SENSORY function at the trunk and extremities

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Dorsal root ganglion

Front 54

location of CELL BODY that has sensory function for the face

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Ganglia adjacent to brainstem and nuclei within brainstem

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location of CELL BODY that has MOTOR function for the trunk and extremities

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Anterior part of the Spinal cord

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location of CELL BODY that has MOTOR function for the face

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Nuclei within brainstem

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Increases speed of impulse conduction along axon

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Myelin Sheath

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transport from cell body to synaptic terminal

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Anterograde transport

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transport from synaptic terminal to cell body

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Retrograde transport

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Phase undergone by neuronal cell body after axonal injury

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Chromatolysis/Axon Reaction

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maintains the functional and anatomic integrity of the axon

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Cell body

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point of communication

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Synapse

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Motor end plate region

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Post synaptic terminal

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Crest contains ACh receptor

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Junctional folds