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3.1 Divisions of the Nervous System Flashcards

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3 Things

What is the cns nervous system made up of?

A

Brain
Spinal Cord
Nerves

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2
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What does the somatic nervous system do?

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Controls voluntry muscles

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3
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What does antagonistic mean?

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They are opposite of eachother

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4
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What type of reaction is the sympathetic system?

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Stressed reaction

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5
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What type of reaction is a parasympathetic system?

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Relax and chilled

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6
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the sympathetic system effect on heart rate?

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Increaseed rate

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7
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the sympathetic system effect on blood pressure?

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Increased

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8
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the sympathetic system effect on Peristalsis?

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Decreased rate

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9
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the sympathetic system effect on breathing rate?

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Increas rate and deph

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10
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the sympathetic system effect on secretion of sweat?

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Increased

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11
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the parasympathetic system effect on heart rate?

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Decreased rate

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12
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the parasympathetic system effect on blood pressure?

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Decreased rate

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13
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the parasympathetic system effect on Peristalsis?

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Increased rate

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14
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the parasympathetic system effect on breathing rate?

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Decrease rate and deph

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15
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the parasympathetic system effect on Secretion of sweat?

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Decresse

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16
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2 Things

What is in the nervous system

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Central nervous system
Pheripheral nervous system

17
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2 Things

What is i the Pheripheral nervous system

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Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system

18
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2 Things

What is in the autonomic nervous system

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Symohathetic
Pharasymphathetic

19
Q

Describe converging neural pathway Diagram

A

Impulses from several neurons travel to one neurone

20
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What does converging neural pathway do?

A

Increass the sensitivity to excitatory or inhibatory signals

21
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An example of a converging neural pathway

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Rods in the eye which allowed increasing to low levels of light

22
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Describe diverging neural pathway Diagram

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Impulses from one neuron travel to several neurons

23
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What does diverging neural pathway do?

A

Affects more than one destination a the same time.

24
Q

2 Things

Example of a diverging neural pathway

A

Fine motor control in the fingers

temperature control

25
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Describe reverberating neural pathway diagram

A

Neurons later in the pathway link with earlier neurons sending impulses back through the pathway

26
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What does reverberating do?

A

Allows repeated stimulation

27
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An example of reverberating neural pathway

A

Breathing

Higher Human Unit 3 (10 decks)

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