Study Guide for the nervous system portion of the final exam

1)	Know what is responsible for most of the damage to the spinal cord
2)	Know that the nervous system is divided in to the Central nervous system and the peripherial nervous system and know the components of each.
3)	Know the difference between receptor and effector cells
4)	Know the path of an impulse from the receptor to the effector
5)	Know that electrical and or chemical impulses travel from the cell body to the dendrite of the cell
6)	Know the role of the myelin sheath in the transmission of impulse
7)	Know the difference in ionic concentrations of the resting potential and the action potential
8)	How is the body affected by multiple sclerosis
9)	Know the movements and concentrations of the sodium and potassium ions
10)	Know that in a chemical synapse the chemicals are carried in vesicles and fuse with the membrane to release the chemicals
11)	Know the functions of the  neurotransmitter, serotonin,
12)	 Know the homeostasis is maintained and the central nervous system is protected by connective tissue, meninges, and cerebrospinal fuel.
13)	Know the function of the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous 
14)	Know the functions of the different parts of the brain, the cerebellum, medulla oblongata and pons, hypothalamus, thalamus, reticular formation, limbic system, amygdale, and cerebral cortex.