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1
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Name the function of nervous system

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Sensory imput
Integrating information
Controlling muscles
Maintaining homeostasis
Mental activity

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2
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What type receives information

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Afferent

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3
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What type sends out actions

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Efferent

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4
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Group of neurons

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Nerve

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5
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What are the 2 divisions of nervous system

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CNS
PNS

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6
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Group of cell body’s

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Ganglia

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7
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PNS controls/ parts

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All other nerves than brain and spinal cord

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8
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CNS controls/parts

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Brain and spinal cord

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9
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Independent network of neurons that control something

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Pexious

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10
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Section Giving information to brain

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Sensory

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11
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Section taking orders from brain

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Motor

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12
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Balance coordination section

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Kinesthetic

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13
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Pain / gut feeling section

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Visceral

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14
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Mostly voluntary skeletal muscle mover

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Somatic

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15
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Involuntary muscle and smooth muscle

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Autonomic

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16
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ANS fight or flight/ heart rate faster

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Sympathetic

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17
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ANS heart rate slower

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Parasympathetic

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18
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ANS controls digestion

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Enteric

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19
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Number of layers of CNS

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3 layers

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20
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Covering over the brain and spinal cord

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Meninges

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21
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Attached layer inside of the skull

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Dura Mater

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22
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Folds in the dura mater that hold the brain in place

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Rural folds

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23
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Space between vertebrae duramater

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Epidural space

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24
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Blood vessels that look like spiderwebs

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Arachnoid

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25
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Inside layer bound to the brain

26
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Above layer of fluid gives friction

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Lymph fluid

27
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Below layer of fluid for shock absorption

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Cerebral spinal fluid

28
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Bacterial
Viral
Fungal

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Meningitis

29
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Intellectual functions/ thoughts brain section

30
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Deep in middle of brain section

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Diencephalon

31
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Influences mood section of brain

32
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Brain section that maintains homeostasis

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Hypothalamus

33
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Bottom of brain that connects to spinal cord

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Brain stem

34
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Visual reflex section of brain

35
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Relay between cerebrum and cerebellum section of brain

36
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Heart rate and breathing section of brain

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Medulla oblongata

37
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Motor skills and coordination brain section

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Cerebellum

38
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Have nucleus and mitochondria’s

39
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Thin lines that receive information

40
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Long line that bridges gaps

41
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Is myelinated or unmyelinated faster

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Myelinated

42
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The ball at the end a axon that holds the neurotransmitter

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Synaptic knob

43
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Multidendrites

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Multipolar

44
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One dendrite

45
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No dendrites

46
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CNS that makes CSF

47
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Projection that wraps around the brain blood vessels

48
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Act like white blood vessels

49
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Makes the myelin in the CNS

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Oligodendrocyte

50
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Makes myelin in the PNS

51
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Supports the cell body’s

52
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Potassium wants

53
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Sodium wants

54
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Antions are

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Negative charge

55
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Resting membrane potential

56
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Not enough change to get a message through

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Graded potentials

57
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Minimum amount of depolarization to cause a chain reaction

58
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Closer to sending message

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Depolarization

59
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After depolarization restoration

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Repolarization

60
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Time when you can’t start a action

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Refractory period

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