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Anatomy & Physiology: Nervous Tissue and Physiology

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  • What are the main organs of the nervous system?

    The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system.

  • What are the two major anatomical subdivisions of the nervous system?

    The Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).

  • What is the primary function of the CNS?

    The CNS acts as the integrating and control center for processing sensory input and coordinating responses.

  • What are the two functional divisions of the PNS?

    The sensory (afferent) division that receives information and the motor (efferent) division that sends commands to effectors.

  • What are the subdivisions of the motor (efferent) division?

    The somatic nervous system (voluntary control of skeletal muscles) and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) (involuntary control of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands).

  • What are the three primary functions of the nervous system?

    Sensory input, integration, and motor output.

  • Describe the structure of a typical neuron.

    A neuron has a cell body with nucleus, dendrites for receiving signals, and a single axon for transmitting impulses.

  • What is the function of dendrites?

    Dendrites receive signals and generate local potentials but do not produce action potentials.

  • What is the axon hillock?

    The axon hillock is the junction between the cell body and axon where action potentials are initiated.

  • What is the role of the myelin sheath?

    The myelin sheath insulates axons and increases the speed of electrical signal transmission.

  • Which cells form myelin in the CNS and PNS?

    Oligodendrocytes form myelin in the CNS; Schwann cells form myelin in the PNS.

  • What are Nodes of Ranvier?

    Gaps between myelin sheath segments where action potentials are regenerated to speed conduction.

  • What are the three structural classifications of neurons?

    Multipolar (most common), bipolar (rare, e.g., retina), and unipolar (sensory neurons in PNS).

  • What are the three functional classifications of neurons?

    Sensory neurons transmit impulses to CNS, motor neurons carry impulses away from CNS, and interneurons connect sensory and motor neurons.

  • What is the role of neuroglia?

    Neuroglia support neurons by maintaining the extracellular environment, assisting neural function, and repairing tissue.

  • Name the four types of CNS neuroglia and their functions.

    Astrocytes: support and blood-brain barrier; Oligodendrocytes: myelinate CNS axons; Microglia: phagocytize debris; Ependymal cells: produce and circulate cerebrospinal fluid.

  • What are the two types of PNS neuroglia?

    Schwann cells form myelin sheaths; Satellite cells surround and support neuron cell bodies.

  • What is Wallerian degeneration?

    Process where the part of an axon distal to injury degenerates and is cleared by phagocytes.

  • Can neurons regenerate after injury?

    In the PNS, axon regeneration is possible if the cell body and part of the myelinated axon remain; in the CNS, regeneration is limited due to scar tissue formation by astrocytes.

  • What is axonal transport?

    Movement of materials along the axon: slow transport moves cytoskeletal proteins anterogradely; fast transport moves vesicles and organelles both anterogradely and retrogradely.