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