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SSCT Chapter Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 8 Nervous System

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CNS   Central Nervous System  
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Central Nervous System   brain & spinal cord  
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PNS   Peripheral Nervous System  
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Peripheral Nervous System   all nerves  
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ANS   Autonomic Nervous System  
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Dendrites   conduct impulses to cell body of neuron  
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Axon   conducts impulses away from cell body of neuron  
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Sensory Neurons   conduct impulses to the spinal cord and brain  
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Motor Neurons   conduct impulses away from brin and spinal cord to muscles and glands  
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interneurons   conduct impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons  
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Astocytes   star-shaped cells that anchor small blood vessels to neurons - blood-brain-barrier (BBB) associated with certain neurotransmitters  
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Microglia   small cells that move in inflamed brain tissue carrying on phagocytes - repair damage  
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oligodendrocytes   form myelin sheaths on axons in the CNS  
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Schwann cells   form myelin sheaths of axons in the PNS  
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White matter   tissue composed primarily of myelinated axons (nerves or tracts)  
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Gray Matter   tissue composed primarily of cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers  
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Endoneurium   surrounds individual fibers within a nerve  
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Perineurium   surrounds a group (fascicle) of nerve fibers  
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Epineurium   surrounds the entire nerve  
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