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Nervouse system
Chapter 10 tissue and brain
Question | Answer |
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central nervouse system (cns)= | includes the brain and spinal cord |
Peripheral nervous system (pns)= | everything outside cns except brain & spinal ganglia |
Sensory function = | carries info to CNS |
Intragrative function = | processes sensory info. carried to CNS |
Neuroglia = | most abundent of nerve cellsthey Support, protect,nourish the neuron |
Phagocytosis = | cell eating |
Astrocytes = | support the neuronsform & maintain the blood-brain barrier |