Unit 3 Vocab Practice
Across
- 2. white substance of the CNS; the myelinated nerve fibers
- 4. hardened myelin sheath due to multiple sclerosis
- 8. supporting cell in PNS; act as protection, cushioning cells
- 9. rapid, periodical and involuntary response to stimuli
- 10. the gray area of the CNS; contains unmyelinated nerve fibers and nerve cell bodies
- 13. when damage to the left cerebral hemisphere causes a loss of an ability such as speech or understanding written or spoken language even though intellect is uncompromised
- 14. collection of spinal nerves at the inferior end of the vertebral canal
- 15. shallow grooves that separate gyri in the cerebral cortex/cerebral hemisphere
- 17. glia; processes wrap tightly around nerve fibers producing fatty insulating cover/myelin sheath
- 19. spider-like phagocytes that monitor the health of nearby neurons; dispose of debris, dead hair cells and bacteria
- 21. reflexes that stimulate the skeletal muscle
- 22. a neuron of the autonomic nervous system having its cell body in a ganglion and its axon extending to a visceral organ or tissue
- 24. the outermost and toughest of the meninges
- 26. bundles of nerve fibers (neuron processes) running through the PNS
- 28. membranes (3) that cover the brain and spinal cord
- 30. types of glia; abundant star-shaped cells; almost ½ of neural tissue; most abundant and versatile
- 32. gaps between Schwann Cells in the myelin sheath
- 33. supporting cell in PNS; form myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in PNS
Down
- 1. cell bodies in clusters in the CNS
- 3. that line the central cavities of the brain and spinal cord; cilia to circulate cerebrospinal fluid
- 5. "neuron husk"; the part of a Schwann Cell external to the myelin sheath that contains most of the cells cytoplasm under the plasma membrane
- 6. found in muscles and tendons; detect the amount of stretch or tension in skeletal muscles, their tendons and joints
- 7. "nerve glue"; supporting cells in the CNS; nonneuronal tissue of the CNS that perform supportive and other functions
- 11. bundles of nerve fibers (neuron processes) running through the CNS
- 12. regulate the activity of smooth muscles, heart and glands
- 16. singular ganglion; cell bodies found in collection outside the PNS
- 18. aka synapse; gap between axon terminal and next neuron
- 19. whitish, fatty material that covers most nerve fibers
- 20. fluid produced by the choroid plexus that fills the ventricles and surrounds the CNS; similar to blood plasma but has less protein more vitamin C and a different ion composition
- 23. elevated ridge of tissue on the surface of the cerebralhemisphere/cerebral cortex
- 25. a deep groove on cleft; the deepest depressions or inward folds on the brain that separate large regions of the brain
- 27. dendrite endings of the peripheral nerves specialized to respond to a particular type of stimuli
- 29. arc neural pathway for reflexes that involve both PNS and CNS
- 31. the branching end of an axon just before the synaptic cleft