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1
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What are the divisions of the nervous system

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Central and peripheral

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What does the nervous system control?

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Behaviour

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3
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The brain

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Maintains life

Complex commands and decisions

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Maintains life

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Vital functioning (primitive areas)

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Complex commands

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Centre of awareness + consciousness - cerebral cortex

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The spinal cord

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Relays info in between the body and brain

Pairs of spinal nerves connect the rest of the body

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7
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What happens if the nerves in the spine become damaged

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No further relay below that point

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Peripheral nervous system

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Nerves outside the CNS

Transmits messages via neutrons to and from the brain

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The autonomic nervous system

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Operates without consciousness

Governs vital functions

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10
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Is the automatic nervous system voluntary

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No

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What vital functions does the automatic nervous system control

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Breathing
Heart rate
Digestion 
Sexual arousal
Stress response
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The somatic nervous system

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Transmit and receive messages

Messages the muscles to react

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Where does the somatic nervous system receive messages from

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Sensory receptors in cells of the same organs to CNS

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14
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What stimulates muscles in the somatic nervous system

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The neurotransmitter noradrenaline

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15
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What systems does the autonomic nervous system

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Sympathetic nervous system

Parasympathetic nervous system

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What does the sympathetic nervous system do

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Increases bodily activity to deal with emergencies

Fight or flight

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What does the parasympathetic nervous system do

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Decreases or maintains bodily activity
Relaxes the body after emergencies
Rest and digest

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18
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Neuton structure

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Dendrites are connected to the cell body and an axon

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19
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What are many nerves surrounded by

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A myelin sheath

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20
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What does a myelin sheath do

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Allows for transmission of impulses

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21
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What happens if the myelin sheath gets damaged

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Transmission slows down

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22
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Where do dendrites receive signals from

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Other neutrons or sensory receptors

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23
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where is the impulse passed to

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the cell body to the axon

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24
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where does the impulse go after the axon

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the terminal button of the pre-synaptic neuron

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25
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what is synaptic transmission

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the process for transmitting messages from neuron to neuron

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26
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what do impulses stimulate

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neurotransmitters

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27
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what are neurotransmitters

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chemical transmitters

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28
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what are synapses

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a fluid filled gap

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29
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what kind of effect does neurotransmitters have on their

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excitatory or inhibitory

30
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excitatory

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have a positive charge

make it more likely the post synaptic neuron will fire

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inhibitory

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have a negative charge

less likely to fire

32
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sensory neurons

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carry nerve impulses from sensory receptors and sense organs to the brain and spinal cord

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relay neurons

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located in the brain and spinal cord

lie in between sensory and motor neurons

34
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motor neurons

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carry signals to the CNS which helps organ and gland function
protect axons

35
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what are the sense organs

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eyes, ears and skin

36
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what does the endocrine system work along side with

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the nervous system

37
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what does the nervous system and the endocrine system control

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vital functions

38
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what does the body have an network on

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glands

39
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what do the glands produce

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chemical messengers called hormones

40
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what does the system use to deliver hormones to the target sites

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the blood vessels

41
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what is the master gland

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the pituitary gland

42
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what does the pituitary glands produce

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stimulating hormones which signal the target glands and its cells to release hormones

43
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what is the feedback system for

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telling glands to stop producing hormones

44
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why is a feedback system important

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so the blood can stabilise

45
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Adrenal Glands - outer layer

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produces hormones that are needed for life/functioning

46
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Adrenal Glands - inner layer

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needed for fight or flight

47
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Adrenal Glands - outer layer - example

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cortisol for cardio vascular and anti-inflammatory functions

48
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Adrenal Glands - inner layer - example

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adrenaline increases heart rate and blood flow

49
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reproductive organs - male

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testes produce testosterone in men

50
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reproductive organs - female

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ovaries release oestrogen and progesterone in women

51
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what does the amygdala detect

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a threat

52
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what does the amygdala associate together

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what we are experiencing (seeing/hearing) with our emotions (fear/anger)

53
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what does the amygdala do

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send a distress signal to the hypothalamus

54
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what does the hypothalamus do

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communicates with the rest of the body

55
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what does the hypothalamus communicate with the rest of the body using

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the sympathetic nervous system

56
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how many mechanisms does the sympathetic nervous system have for dealing with stress

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2

acute stressors and chronic stressors

57
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what will happen if its acute stress

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sympathetic nervous system will signal the adrenal medulla

58
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what does the adrenal medulla release

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adrenaline

59
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what happens when adrenaline is released

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physical changes

60
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heart rate and blood pressure increase

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speed up blood flow to muscles and vital organs

61
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breathing becomes more rapid

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increase oxygen intake

62
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muscle tension

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to improve reaction time and speed

63
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pupil dilation

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to improve vision

64
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production of sweat

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to control body temperature

65
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release of blood sugar and fats into the blood stream

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supply energy

66
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reduced functioning of the digestive and immune systems

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to save energy for prioritised functions

67
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what happens if the stressor passes

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the parasympathetic nervous system restores physical changes

68
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what happens if the stressor doesn’t pass

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stimulates chronic response which compensates for the adrenaline and keeps the sympathetic nervous system working

69
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Chronic response - Hypothalamus

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hypothalamus releases corticotrophin releasing hormone

70
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Chronic response - Pituitary Gland

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pituitary glands releases ACTH

71
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Chronic response - Adrenal Cortex

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Adrenal Cortex produces cortisol

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