UNCG BIO 271 Exam 5: General Review study guide

what part of the nervous system consolidates and process information? - central nervous system what part of the nervous system carry information to and from the central nervous system - peripheral nervous system cranial and spinal nerves are the nerves of which part of the nervous system? - peripheral nervous system what part of the nervous system contain receptors and transmit information form the receptors to the central nervous system - sensory nervous system what sensory receives information from the skin, fascia, joints, skeletal muscles and special senses? - somatic sensory what sensory receives sensory information from viscera? - visceral sensory what part of the nervous system transmits information from the central nervous system to the rest of the body and sends motor information to effectors? - motor nervous system what is known as the "voluntary nervous system" that innervates skeletal muscle? - somatic motor what is known was the "involuntary" nervous system and innervates cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and glands? - autonomic motor what cell generates and carry electrical signals? - neuron what cell protect neurons, regulate ionic balance in tissue and have immune functions? - glial cells about how many billion neurons are in the human brain? - 80-100 what is A? - dendrites what is B? which is also known as the cell body - soma what is C? - axon hillock what is D? - axon