Histology:neural tissue

What are the anatomical divisions of the nervous system?
- Central nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
What are the functional divisions of the nervous system?
- Sensory
- Motor
What is the function of the somatic nervous system?

provide voluntary control over skeletal muscles contractions
What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?

provides automatic, involuntary regulation of smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, glandular activity or secretions
Where does a nerve run?

CNS to PNS and PNS to CNS
Where does a tract run?

between CNS and Brain
What type of neuron resides in the lateral horn (thoracic region)?

sympathetic neuron
What are the four regions of a neuron?
- Soma
- Dendrite
- Axon
- terminal
What is a Nissle body?

highly developed rER
What are the most common type of neuron?

Multipolar
Where are pseudo unipolar located?

Dorsal root ganglion
What forms the myelin sheath in the PNS?

schwann cells
What forms the myelin sheath in the CNS?

oligodandrocytes
What are the three coverings of the nerve?
- Epineurium (most superficial)
- Perineurium
- Endoneurium (innermost layer)
what is the function of the ependymal cells?

line ventricle walls

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bradley.knox

181973

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Histology:neural tissue

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Histology: neural tissue

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2012-11-06T04:06:25Z

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