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Ch. 10 NS I Notes

Chapter 10 Nervous System I - Basic Structure & Function

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What is the nervous system made of? Composed primarily of neural tissue, but includes blood vessels and connective tissue
What are the two types of cells found in the nervous system? Neurons and neuroglia
What does a neuron do? Conduct impulses; Specialized to react to physical and chemical changes; Receive information through dendrites; Long cellular process carries information away from the cell
What are nerves? A bundle of axons
What is a synapse? Space between one neuron's axon and another's dendrite
What are neurotransmitters? Biological messengers
What is the central nervous system (CNS) composed of? Brain and spinal cord
What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS) composed of? Cranial and spinal nerves; subdivided into the somatic nervous system (voluntary) and the autonomic nervous system (involuntary)
What are the three general functions of the nervous system? Sensory, integrative, and motor
Where are sensory receptors found? At the ends of sensory neurons
What do sensory receptors do? Gather information about changes inside and outside of the body; convert this information into nerve impulses
Where are nerve impulses transmitted from? Sensory neurons
What are neurofibrils? Network of fine threads extending into the axon to support it
What is a chromatophilic substance? Scattered throughout cytoplasm, is mainly rough ER
What are dendrites? Usually highly branched, carry information to the cell; can contact a sensory receptor or other neurons
What are axons?
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