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  • 2 Neuroanatomy

  • 2.1 The Nervous System

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  • What does the central nervous system (CNS) consist of?

    Brain and spinal cord
  • What does the peripheral nervous system (PNS) consist of?

    Cranial nerves (12 pairs), spinal nerves (31 pairs), ganglia, peripheral nerves, sensory receptors in skin, and enteric pleuses in small intestine.
  • What does the sensory division of the nervous system do?

    Receptors detect stimuli and relay information towards the CNS
  • What type of pathway is the sensory division of the CNS?

    Ascending afferent pathway (from PNS to CNS)
  • What happens after sensory reception of stimuli?

    Integration of information (analysis, storage, and perception)
  • What is the final functional step of the nervous system?

    Motor output for muscle contraction or glandular secretion
  • What type of pathway is the motor division of the nervous system?

    Descending efferent pathway (from CNS to PNS)
  • Which nerve fibers are in the sensory (afferent) division?

    Somatic and visceral sensory nerve fibers
  • Which nerve fiber is in the motor (efferent) division?

    Motor nerve fiber
  • What are the two divisions of the nervous system that the motor division outputs to?

    Autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system
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