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+ Nervous System

Anatomy

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Generally conducts impulses away from cell body axon
releases neurotransmitters axon terminal
conducts electrical currents toward the cell body dendrite
increases the speed of impulse control down the axon myelin sheath
location of the nucleus cell body
T/F Neuroglia support, insulate and protect cells True
T/F Neuroglia demonstrate irritability and are able to excite or inhibit other cells False - neurons
Releases neurotransmitters neurons
chemical messengers neurotransmitters
T/F Neuroglia are non-excitable in and of themselves True
Nerves or neuroglia? Able to divide, nucleus contains centrioles neuroglia
Nerve or Neuroglia? Nucleus contains endoplasmic reticulum; non-reproductive cells neurons
Structural divisions of the nervous system Central (brain) and Peripheral (sensory afferent, motor efferent)
4 primary structures of the brain cerebellum, cerebrum, diencephalon, brainstem
4 major nerve plexuses cervical, brachial, lumbar, sacral
Regional nerves in the cervical plexus phrenic, muscular, lesser occipital
Regional nerves in the brachial plexus axillary, medial, radial, ulnar
Regional nerves in the lumbar plexus femoral, obturator, ilioinguinal
Regional nerves in the sacral plexus sciatic, tibial, common fibular
Major anatomical structures in the cerebrum 2 hemispheres, gyri and sulci, cortex (grey matter), white matter, basal nuclei
Major anatomical structures in the cerebellum posterior to the brainstem, inferior to the cerebrum
Major anatomical structures in the diencephalon superior to the brain stem, contains thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, pineal gland
Major anatomical structures in the brain stem pons, midbrain, medulla oblongata, home of the reticular activating system, connects spinal cord to brain
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