QUESTION: Neurological cells - ANSWER-nervous tissue found largely in the CNS that forms myelin,
protects and supports neurons, and maintains homeostasis
QUESTION: Efferent Nerves - ANSWER-Neve cells carrying a signal from the brain to the body
QUESTION: Afferent Nerves - ANSWER-Nerve cells that carry a signal from the body to the brain
QUESTION: Central Nervous system - ANSWER-The brain and spinal cord
QUESTION: Peripheral nervous system - ANSWER-The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
QUESTION: 11 major organ systems - ANSWER-Digestive
muscular
integumentary
lymphatic
endocrine
nervous
skeletal
reproductive
respiratory
urinary
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circulatory
QUESTION: Integumentary system - ANSWER-Organ system protecting the body; composed of hair, skin,
and nails
QUESTION: 3 layers of the skin - ANSWER-epidermis, dermis, hypodermis or subcutaneous layer
QUESTION: Epidermis - ANSWER-the external layer of skin creating a waterproof barrier and giving the
skin its physical tone
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