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Nervouse system
Chapter 10 tissue and brain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |