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Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy, 5th Edition
Chapter 6
Nervous System
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Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy, 5th Edition
Nervous Tissue (Neurons)
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Cell body
Dendrites
Axons
Gray matter
White matter
Nerve fiber
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Synapse
Tract
Motor (efferent) neuron
Sensory (afferent)
neuron
Interneuron
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
 Brain
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Cerebrum
 Brainstem
 Cerebellum
 Brain protection
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 Spinal
cord
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Posterior horn
 Anterior horn
 Upper
and lower
motor neurons
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Posterior columns
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Peripheral Nervous System
 Cranial
nerves
 Spinal nerves
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Posterior and anterior rami
 Dermatomes
 Thoracic nerves
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Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy, 5th Edition
Peripheral Nervous System
 Functional
significance of spinal cord level
 Plexus formation
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Cervical plexus
 Brachial plexus
 Lumbosacral plexus
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Common Pathologies of the CNS
 Congenital
 Spinal
cord trauma
 Disorders of muscle and neuromuscular
junction
 Degenerative diseases
 Demyelinating diseases
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Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy, 5th Edition
Common Peripheral Nerve
Pathologies
 Thoracic
outlet syndrome
 Carpal tunnel syndrome
 Sciatica
 Foot drop
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