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MNP3703 Condensed Notes
Glial cells
answ>>Support neurons with nutrients, insulation, and debris cleanup.
CNS
answ>>Central nervous system; includes brain and spinal cord.
PNS
answ>>Peripheral nervous system; parts outside skeletal casing.
Somatic NS
answ>>Controls voluntary actions and skeletal muscle movement.
Autonomic NS
answ>>Regulates involuntary actions like heart rate and digestion.
Enteric NS
answ>>Manages digestion, known as the 'second brain'.
,Grey matter
answ>>Contains neuron cell bodies and processes information.
White matter
answ>>Composed of axons; facilitates communication between regions.
Spinal cord
answ>>Contains ascending/descending fiber tracts and grey matter.
Brain stem
answ>>Controls vital functions like breathing and heart rate.
Cerebellum
answ>>Coordinates movement and learning, connects to cortex.
Basal ganglia
answ>>Nuclei group involved in movement and cognitive functions.
Thalamus
answ>>Relay station for sensory information to the cortex.
Hypothalamus
answ>>Regulates homeostasis and links nervous and endocrine systems.
Mechanoreceptors
answ>>Convert mechanical stimuli into neural signals.
Photoreceptors
answ>>Convert light energy into electrical signals.
, Chemoreceptors
answ>>Detect chemical signals and convert them to neural signals.
Thermoreceptors
answ>>Respond to changes in thermal energy.
Touch
answ>>Sense of changes to body's external/internal state.
Proprioception
answ>>Awareness of body position and movement.
Equilibrioception
answ>>Sense of body position relative to gravity.
Nociception
answ>>Detection of pain from injury or damage.
Muscle spindle
answ>>Detects muscle length and rate of change.
Golgi tendon organ
answ>>Monitors muscle force and tension.
Joint receptors
answ>>Respond to joint angle and pressure changes.
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