Chapter 11 Fundamentals Of The Nervous System Flashcards
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Central nervous system
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Brain, spinal cord, integration center
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Integration
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Interpretation of sensory input
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Peripherial nervous system
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Part outside of cns
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Sensory afferent divison
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Conveys messages TO the cns
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Motor efferent division
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Carries message AWAY from cns
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Somatic nervous system
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Voluntary nervous system
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Autonomic nervous system
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Involuntary nervous system
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Sympathetic
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Fight or flight
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Parasympathetic
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Rest/Digest
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Neuroglia
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Wrap neurons
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Neurons
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Excitible cells
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Cell body
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Contain nucleus
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Dendrite
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Recieves messages
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Axon
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Sends messages
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Myelin sheath
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Protects and insulates axon
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Action potential
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Moves down axon
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Synapse
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Area where messages are relayed between neurons
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Neurotransmitter
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Chemical signal that transmits messages across a synapse
