Nervous System/CNS
A collection of nerve cell bodies in the CNS
Nucleus
Thoracic nerve T7 exits below
T7
This division forms pelvic splanchnic nerves
Parasympathetic
The opening of a taste bud
Taste pore
Epithelium whose function is filtration and diffusion
Simple squamous
Superior cerebellar peduncle attaches to this portion of the brainstem
Midbrain
The term that means relating to the outer body tube (skin, skeletal muscles, bone, etc.)
Somatic
Another name for the sympathetic nervous system
Thoracolumbar division
The most anterior portion of the vascular layer
Iris
The name of the part of the skeleton that includes the humerus, tibia, and phalanges
Appendicular
This part of the diencephalon regulates your sleep cycle
Epithalamus
The neural covering around each fascicle
Perineurium
Substance/messanger secreted by preganglionic axons
Neurotransmitter
The medial portion of the incus attaches to this middle ear structure
Stapes
Most abundant of the basic components of blood
Plasma
Location in the body where you would find interneurons
CNS
The termination of the spinal cord
Conus medullaris
The gland stimulated by preganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers
Adrenal (suprarenal)
Sensory receptors that respond to pain
Nociceptors
The muscles on the posterior side of the thigh will produce this action on the knee
Flexion
The neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system
Satellite and Schwann cells
This nerve is an important nerve from the cervical plexus
Phrenic nerve
Cranial nerves that carry parasympathetic axons (you need all of them)
III, VII, IX, X
Membranous labyrinth structures in the vestibule
Utricle and saccule
A drop of blood just passed through the mitral valve. What chamber did it come from?
Left atrium