PSYCH 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Central Nervous System, Fourth Ventricle, Sympathetic Nervous System
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A. the division of the nervous system that is located within the skull and spine: composed of two divisions: the brain and the spinal cord. A erent/ e erent: a erent nerves, carry sensory signals from the skin, skeletal muscles, joints, eyes, ears, to the cns, e erent nerves, carry motor signals from the cns to the skeletal muscles. B. this barrier is a consequence of the special structure of cerebral blood vessels. C. in the brain the cells of the blood vessel walls are tightly packed, thus forming a barrier to the passage of many molecules. A. the short processes emanating from the cell body, which receive most of the synaptic contacts from other neurons. A. the long, narrow process that projects from the cell body. Dorsal/ventral: dorsal, means toward the surface of the back or the top of the head, ventral, means toward the surface of the chest or the bottom of the head.
