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Central Nervous System Flashcards

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Central Nervous System

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Composed of the brain and the spinal cord

Communication and action occur in the body

Divided into two parts: CNS and PNS

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Peripheal Nervous System

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composed of nerves that branch- off from the spinal cord and innervate the body ‘

Sends signls by the brain to the target location

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Nueron

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composed of cell body, dendrites, and axon

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Cell Body

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contains the nucleus and organelles

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Dendrite

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SHORT branch-link extentions that generate eletrical impulse

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Axon

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LONG extention that trasnmits to other neurons

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Myelin sheaths

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covers the axon and helps increase speed of impulses

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Synapses

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Space between the terminal of the dendrite

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Sensory Nueron

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AFFERENT Nueron that sends a message to the central nervous system

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Motor neuron

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Efferent impulse to the muscle

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Automatic Nervous System

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INVOLUNTARY actions such as the heart rate, digestion, and respiration

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Somatic Nervous System

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VOLUNTARY action such as the movement of the limbs

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