Neuroscience test questions with
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Central Nervous System (CNS) ANS - brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system ANS - the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of
the body
afferent nerves ANS - Also called sensory nerves; nerves that carry information about the external
environment to the brain and spinal cord via sensory receptors.
efferent nerves ANS - Also called motor nerves; nerves that carry information out of the brain and
spinal cord to other areas of the body.
autonomic nervous system ANS - A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system. Controls involuntary
activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and glands.
somatic nervous system ANS - A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system. Enables voluntary
actions to be undertaken due to its control of skeletal muscles
parasymphatic nervous system ANS - the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the
body, conserving its energy
sympathetic nervous system ANS - the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the
body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations
superior ANS - above another structure
inferior ANS - below another structure
proximal ANS - located close to another structure
, distal ANS - located farther away from another structure
ipsilateral ANS - same side
contralateral ANS - opposite side
anterior ANS - front
posterior ANS - back
ventral ANS - bottom of the brain, front of the brain stem and spinal cord
dorsal ANS - top of the brain, back of the brain stem and spinal cord
lateral ANS - structure that is to the left and right of another structure
medial ANS - structure that is between two other structures
Lamina ANS - Row of cell bodies in a sheet
column ANS - set of cells perpendicular to the cortex
nerve ANS - collection of axons outside CNS
tract ANS - collection of axons inside CNS
Nucleus ANS - Collection of cell bodies inside CNS
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