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    • Neurons are supported and protected by neuroglia
    • Types of receptors?
      Chemoreceptors, photoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors
    • How is a cytoplasm/body of a neuron called?
      Perikaryon
    • Dendrites are short and recieve information
    • How are branches of an axon called?
      Telodendria
    • Spinal cord has how many segments?
      31
    • Segments of the spinal cord are?
      • Cervical - 8
      • Thoracic - 12
      • Lumbar - 5
      • Sacral - 5
      • Coccygeal - 1
    • Dorsal root ganglia contains cell bodies of sensory neurons
    • Anterior/ventral root contains axons of motor neurons
    • Each pair of spinal nerves monitors a specific region of the body surface known as a dermatome
    • 6 Regions of the Brain
      • Cerebrum
      • Cerebellum
      • Diencephalon
      • Mesencephalon / midbrain
      • Pons
      • Medulla oblongata
    • Diencephalon includes thalamus, hypothalamus and pituitary gland
    • Brainstem includes the midbrain/mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata
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