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What are the three types of neurons in the nervous system?

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Sensory (afferent)
Motor (efferent)
Interneurons (Reflex arcs in spinal cord uses these)

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Branches of the nervous system

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Central(brain and spinal cord) and Peripheral(somatic and autonomic(sympathetic and parasympathetic)

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Somatic

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voluntary

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autonomic

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automatic

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parasympathetic

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rest and digest

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sympathetic

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fight or flight

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midbrain

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contains the inferior and superior colliculi

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hindbrain

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contains the cerebellum, medulla, oblongata, and reticular formation

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forebrain

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contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, limbic system, and cerebral cortex

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Thalamus

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relay station for sensory information

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Hypothalamus

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maintains homeostasis and integrates with the endocrine system through the hypophyseal portal system

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Hypophyseal portal system

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connects to the anterior pituitary

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Basal ganglia

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smoothens movements and maintains postural stability

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Limbic System

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contains the septal nuclei, amygdala, and hippocampus, controls emotion and memory

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Cerebral cortex is divided into what four lobes

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Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal

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Frontal Lobe

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controls executive function, impulse control, long term planning, motor function and speech production

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Parietal Lobe

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Controls sensations of touch, pressure, temperature, and pain, spatial processing, orientation, and manipulation

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Occipital Lobe

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controls visual processing

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Temporal Lobe

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controls sowund processing, speech perception, memory and emotion

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Neurotransmitters

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are released by neurons to carry a signal to another neuron or effector.

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Acetylcholine

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a neurotransmitter responsible for voluntary muscle control, parasympathetic nervous system, attention, alertness

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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NT Fight or flight responses, wakefulness, alertness. Produced by the adrenal medulla

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Dopamine

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NT Smooth movements, postural stability

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Serotonin

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NT Mood, sleep, eating, dreaming

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GABA and Glycine

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NT Brain stabilization

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Glutamate

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NT Brain excitation

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Endorphins

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NT natural painkillers

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Cortisol

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a stress hormone released by the adrenal cortex

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Testosterone and estrogen

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mediate libido and testosterone can cause aggressive behavior.

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