Chapter 12
1. Anatomical Division of the Nervous System
a. Central Nervous System has two parts:
i. Brain- Define these terms:
1. Neurons
2. Glial cells
3. Soma
4. Axon
5. Dendrite
6. Gray matter
7. White matter
ii. Spinal cord- Define these terms:
1. Ganglion vs. nucleus
2. Tract
b. Peripheral Nervous System
i. Nerves that have left the spinal cord
1. Define Afferent neurons
2. Define Efferent neurons
2. Functional Divisions of the Nervous System
a. Sensation, Response, and Integration: Define these functions:
i. Sensory functions
ii. Motor functions
iii. Integration
b. Somatic Nervous System: Define these functions:
i. Conscious Perception
ii. Voluntary response of muscles
iii. Reflexes
c. Autonomic Nervous System: What is the role of the ANS in regulating each of
the following?
i. Smooth and Cardiac muscle
ii. Glands
iii. Enteric Nervous System
1. Smooth muscle and glands of digestive tract
3. Nervous Tissue
a. Define these terms
i. Synapse
ii. Axon hillock
iii. Node of Ranvier
iv. Axon terminal
v. Synaptic end bulb
