Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System

cells produce myelin in the peripheral nervous system

Name the function of all 12 cranial nerves (answer = sensory, motor OR both)

Olfactory nerve =
Optic nerve =
Oculomotor nerve =
Trochlear nerve =
Trigeminal nerve =
Abducens nerve =
Facial nerve =
Vestibulocochlear nerve =
Glossopharyngeal nerve =
Vagus nerve =
Spinal accessory nerve =
Hypoglossal nerve =

In the CNS, a collection of axons surrounded by connective tissue and blood vessels is called a , however in the PNS this is called a .

Spinal Nerves are tiny pieces of nervous tissue that join the nerve roots to the rami. They are only found in the of a vertebrae.

All of the skeletal muscles supplied with motor innervation from a single spinal nerve is called a

Only the Spinal Nerves transmit Parasympathetic axons.