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BOARDSspinal anatomy
II. Subsystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CNS | brain & spinal cord |
| Gray matter | cells bodies and dendrites |
| White matter | myelinated axons |
| PNS | schwann cells |
| Ganglia | group of neuron cell bodies |
| Nerve fiber | Single axon in a peripheral nerve |
| ANS | controls visceral functions |
| Sympathetic | Short preganglionic ( ACH) |
| Sympathetic | Long Postganglionic (NE) |
| Sympathetic | Axons include T1-L1 |
| Parasympathetic | long preganglionic (ACH) |
| Parasympathetic | Short postganglionic (ACH) |
| Parasympathetic | axons include CN III, VII, IX, X & S2-S4 |
| CNS | Macroglia, Microglia, & Ependymal |
| Macroglia | Astrocytes & Oligodenrocytes |
| Microglia | Macrophages |
| Ependymal | ciliated, line ventricles & spinal canal |
| Commissural | between two hemispheres |
| Association | different parts same hemisphere |
| Projection | lower centers to cerebral cortex |