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Neurosurgical Nursing
Brain anatomy and physiology
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Health Care
Professional
10/13/2007

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Afferent Neurons
Definition
Sensory
bring info from receptors to brain
lie outsie the CNS
have no dendrites
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Efferent Neuron

Definition

Motor
CNS info given to muscle or glands
have dendrites
axons lie outside the CNS

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Interneurons

Definition

99% of all neurons
entirely within the CNS

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Glial Cells
Definition
AKA: neuroglia
non-excitable supportive cells
protective function
5x as many glia cells as neurons

5 sub-types: epedymal, astrocyte, microglia, oligodendroglia, schwann
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