Biopsychology Flashcards
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Central Nervous System
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- brain and spinal cord
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Peripheral Nervous System
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- contains neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
- separates into autonomic and somatic nervous systems
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Somatic Nervous System
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- division of PNS
- controls conscious activities
- connects the CNS with the senses
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Autonomic Nervous System
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- division of PNS
- controls unconscious actions
- two divisions that have opposite effects on the body
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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- division of Autonomic Nervous System
- gets the body ready for action
- fight or flight system
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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- division of Autonomic Nervous System
- calms the body down
- rest and digest system
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neuron
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- nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses around the body
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types of neurons
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- sensory
- relay
- motor
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sensory neuron
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- nerve cell that transmit electrical impulses from receptors to the CNS
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relay neuron
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- nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses between sensory and motor neurons
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motor neuron
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- nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses from the CNS to effectors
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synaptic transmission
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- stimulus - receptors - CNS - effectors - response
- CNS: sensory - relay - motor
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