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REVIEW: CNS ◦ Brain and spinal cord ◦ Protected by Meninges skull and vertebrae PNS ◦ All the other neurons ◦ Serves limbs and organs ◦ Sensory and motor branches ◦ Exposed to toxins and more susceptible to injuries Involuntary (e.g. Heartbeat, peristalsis) Quick Responses (fight or flight) Slower Responses (rest & digest) Dendrites (receives electrical stimulation from other neurons) Cell Body Axon terminals (transmits electrical stimulation to other neurons) Sensory Neurons ◦ E.g. Those in skin ◦ Receive sensory information & transmit the information (as a nerve impulse) to the CNS (brain & spinal cord) Motor Neurons ◦ Take information from CNS to effectors (e.g. Muscles, glands, other organs) Interneurons ◦ Link sensory & motor neurons Sensory neurons are stimulated by the pricking of the rose thorns signal travels to the spinal cord along sensory neurons synapse with interneurons within the CNS Interneurons stimulate motor neurons travels along their axons to the muscle Muscle contracts to withdraw the hand Oligodendrocytes ◦ form the myelin sheaths of axons in CNS Schwann cells ◦ form a myelin sheath around each axon in PNS 80% lipid + 20% protein Protects the axon and helps speed up the conduction of nerve impulses Make yourself a glossary for the following terms: ◦ Glial Cell, Myelin Sheath, node of Ranvier ◦ Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System ◦ Somatic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System