Med Terms 1390: Ch. 7 The Nervous System

cephal/o

• head

• bone marrow, spinal cord

• neuroglia

• brain

• nerve

myel/o

• head

• bone marrow, spinal cord

• neuroglia

• brain

• nerve

gli/o

• head

• bone marrow, spinal cord

• neuroglia

• brain

• nerve

encephal/o

• head

• bone marrow, spinal cord

• neuroglia

• brain

• nerve

neur/o

• head

• bone marrow, spinal cord

• neuroglia

• brain

• nerve

The Nervous System is divided into 2 subsystems, the:

• central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

• somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system

• sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system

The Peripheral Nervous System is divided into 2 subsystems, the:

• central nervous system and paraperipheral nervous system

• somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system

• sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system

The Autonomic Nervous System is divided into 2 subsystems, the:

• central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

• somatic nervous system and the automatic nervous system

• sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system

What does the central nervous system consist of?

• The brain and spinal cord

• cranial and spinal nerves

• meninges and motor neurons

• olfactory and optic nerves

What does the peripheral nervous system consist of?

• The brain and spinal cord

• cranial and spinal nerves

• meninges and dura mater

• pons and axons