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NURSE WISEMAN 2026/2027 NURSING
,Anatomy and Physiology SciOly
(2026) Nurse Practitioners Review
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Central Nervous System (CNS) - Brain and Spine
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - Network of
nerves that connect the CNS to other parts of the body
Somatic Nervous System (Voluntary) - Relays
information to and from skin and skeletal muscles
Autonomic Nervous System (Involuntary) - Relays
information to internal organs
Sympathetic Nervous System - Controls organs in
times of stress
Parasympathetic Nervous System - Controls organs
when body is at rest
, Neuron - 1. Basic functional cell of nervous system
2. Transmits impulses
3. Three types
Sensory Neurons - Brings messages to CNS
Motor Neurons - Carry messages from CNS
Interneurons - Neurons within the brain and spinal
cord that communicate internally and intervene between
the sensory inputs and motor outputs
Dendrite - Receive stimulus and carries its impulses
toward the cell body
Cell Body with Nucleus - Nucleus & most of the
cytoplasm
Axon - Fiber which carries impulses away from cell
body