Chapter 12 – Nervous Tissue
1. List the major structures of the Central Nervous System (CNS).
~ Brain
~ Midbrain
~ Brain Stem
~ Spinal cord
2. Which embryonic germ layer does the nervous system develop from?
ectoderm
3. How is the nervous system organized?
4. What makes up the PNS?
the nerves that branch out from the brain and the spinal cord
5. What is the enteric nervous system?
refers to 100 mil neurons that are part of your nervous system; continues to
function if the central nervous system is damaged
6. Be able to identify, and know the functions of these components of a neuron:
a. Dendrites