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| Brain and Spinal cord; interpret incoming sensory information and issue instructions |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| Nerves that extend from brain and spinal cord; communication lines that connect CNS with rest of body |
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| Sensory/Afferent Division |
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| Nerves that convey impulses to the CNS from sensory receptors |
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| Nerves that convey impulses from the CNS to effector organs |
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| Allows conscious control of skeletal muscles; reflexes |
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| Regulates involuntary activity (cardiac and smooth muscles) |
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| Provide a brace/anchor between neurons and capillaries; help exchanges between them |
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| Phagocytes; dispose of debris and bacteria |
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| Line the central cavities of the CNS; circulate the cerebrospinal fluid/cushions brain and spinal cord |
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| Form the myelin sheaths in CNS nerves |
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| Form the myelin sheaths in PNS nerves |
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| Protective glial cells found in the PNS |
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| Transmit nerve impulses from one part of the body to another |
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| Metabolic center, no centrioles; high levels of Nissl bodies (rough ER) and neurofibrils |
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| Convey incoming messages toward the cell body; multiple |
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| Convey messages away from the cell body; single |
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| Branching ends of axons; release neurotransmitters |
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Gap between two neurons, where neurotransmitters released
Junction as whole called Synapse |
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| Gaps between Schwann cells/myelin sheath covering |
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| Connect sensory and motor neurons |
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| Rapid, predictable, involuntary responses |
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| Elevated ridges of brain tissue |
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| Shallow grooves in brain tissue |
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| relay station for sensory impulses |
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| Collection of cell bodies; regulate movements (Stopping and starting) |
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| Regulation of temperature, water balance, metabolism; limbic system |
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| Controls behaviors necessary for survival |
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