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Intro to CNS Part 3 - Coggle Diagram

Intro to CNS Part 3

Types of Nervous System cells

Neurons

Summarize the parts of a neuron, including their functions.  Be sure to include the cell body, dendrites and axon.

How does a motor neuron differ in structure from a sensory neuron?

What is a synapse?  How is a signal transmitted from neuron to target?

Glial Cells

What are glial cells?  Name 2 functions of glial cells.

Grey vs White Matter

What is gray matter?  What is white matter?

Compare and contrast the position of gray vs white matter in the brain versus spinal cord.

Spinal Cord

Grey Matter

How is gray matter organized in the spinal cord?

What is the function of the ventral horn of the spinal cord?

What is the function of the intermedio-lateral gray matter?

What is the function of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord?

White Matter

How is white matter organized in the spinal cord?

Cortex

Grey Matter

Briefly describe the gray matter of the thalamus and basal ganglia.

White Matter

What is corona radiata? What is the internal capsule?  How does the internal capsule relate to parts of the basal ganglia?

What are the parts of the internal capsule?

Sectional Anatomy of the brain

 Be able to identify a brain sectioned in horizontal vs coronal vs sagittal plane.