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Question 1

Neurons are the building blocks of the two divisions of the nervous system:

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Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Question 2

The peripheral nervous system includes

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all of the nerves that relay information between the central nervous system and the rest of the body.

Question 3

Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Brain & Spinal Cord

Communicates with the rest of the body through nerves attached to the brain and to the spinal cord.

Question 4

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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Consists of the Nerves and most sensory organs

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sensory neurons

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are specialized cells in PNS that transmit messages from the sense organ (point of contact) through PNS to the CNS.

Question 6

Nerve fibers through the peripheral nervous system

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transmit messages through the nerve from a sense organ to the brain or from the brain to the brain to a muscle or gland.

Question 7

What are the 3 types of neurons?

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1. Sensory
2. Motor
3. Interneurons

Relay information between the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Question 8

Motor behavior requires contracting muscles

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which are controlled by motor neurons in the PNS.

Question 9

Between sensory neurons and motor neurons are the

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interneurons - Neurons that lie entirely within the CNS.

Question 10

Local interneurons form circuits with nearby neurons

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and analyze small pieces of information.

Question 11

Relay interneurons connect

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circuits of local interneurons in one region of the brain with those in other regions.

Question 12

Through these connections, circuits of neurons throughout the brain perform functions essential to tasks such as

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1. perceiving,
2. learning,
3. remembering,
4. deciding,
5. controlling complex behaviors.

Question 13

Motor behavior comes into fruition via contracting muscles,

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which are controlled by motor neurons in the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Question 14

Between neurons and motor neurons are the interneurons (There are two types) that lie entirely within the Central Nervous System (CNS) that connect between the

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Local interneuron and Relay interneurons

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Local interneurons form circuits

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with nearby neurons and analyze small pieces of information.

Question 16

Relay interneurons connect circuits of local interneurons

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in one region in the brain with those in other regions.

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Through these connections, circuits of neurons through the brain

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perform functions essential to tasks such as perceiving, learning, remembering, deciding, and controlling complex behaviors (like throwing a 90mph fastball)

Question 18

Motor behavior is a behavior connecting physiological movement of contracting muscles

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with a cognitive influence.

The entire game of baseball is a classic example of exemplified demonstration of motor behavior.

That quick reaction to catch, pitch, bat, etc