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| Peripheral Nervous system |
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PHS
Sensory receptors and nerves |
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| Collection of nerve cell bodies outside of CNS |
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| collection of nerve cell bodies inside of CNS |
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Sensory signals
periphery to CNS |
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Motor signals
CNS to periphery |
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Division of PNS
CNS to Skeletal muscle
Voluntary |
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Division of PNS
CNS to smooth muscle and certain glands
Involuntary(subconscious) |
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| Receive stimuli and transmit action potentials |
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| Support and protect neurons |
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| Carry info towards the cell body |
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| Carry info away from cell body |
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Form myelin sheath surrounding multiple axons
If axon is injured; no regrowth |
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wrap around only one axon mutliple times
If axon is injured; forms a tunnel to guide regrowth |
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| Junction btw cells where action potentials in one cell cause action potentials in another cell. |
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| Space btw cells of a synapse |
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