Chapter 5: The Nervous System Flashcards

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Human Movement System

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The collective components and structures that work together to move the body: muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems.

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Kinetic Chain

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A concept that describes the human body as a chain of interdependent links that work together to perform movement.

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Nervous System

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A network of specialized cells called neurons that transmit and coordinate signals, providing a communication network within the human body.

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Neuron

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Specialized cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system.

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Nucleus

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Cellular structure or organelle that contains the majority of the cell’s genetic material in the form of chromosomes.

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Organelles

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Tiny cellular structures that perform specific functions within a cell.
Examples:
Nuclei
Mitochondria
Lysosomes
Ribosomes
Endoplasmic reticulum
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Mitochondria

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The parts of the cell that use nutrients to create energy for the cell; commonly known as the powerhouses of the cell.

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Effector sites

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A part of the body, such as a muscle or organ, that receives a signal from a neuron to produce a physiological response.

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Electroclytes

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Minerals that have an electrical charge to help transmit nerve impulses throughout the body, such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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A division of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord.

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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Nerves that connect the rest of the body to the central nervous system

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Afferent Pathway

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Sensory pathway that relays information to the central nervous system

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Efferent pathway

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A motor pathway that relays information from the central nervous system to the rest of the body.

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Interneurons

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Neurons located within the spinal cord and brain that transmit impulses between afferent and efferent neurons.

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Mechanoreceptors

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Specialized structures that respond to mechanical forces (touch and pressure) within tissues, and then transmit signals through sensory nerves.

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Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

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Nerves that serve the outer areas of the body and skeletal muscles, and are largely responsible for the voluntary control of movement.

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Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

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A division of the peripheral nervous system that supplies neural input to organs that run the involuntary processes of the body (circulating blood, digestion food, producing hormones).

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that works to increase neural activity, and put the body in a heightened state.

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that works to decrease neural activity and put the body in a more relaxed state.

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Sensory Function

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Ability of the nervous system to sense changes in either the internal or external environment.

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Proprioception

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The body’s ability to naturally sense its general orientation and relative position of it’s parts

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Integrative Function

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The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret the sensory information to allow for proper decision making, which produces an appropriate response

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Motor Function

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The neuromuscular (or nervous and muscular systems) response to the integrated sensory information

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Muscle Spindles

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Sensory receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change

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Stretch Reflex

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Neurological signal from the muscle spindle that causes a muscle to contract to prevent excessive lengthening

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Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO)

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A specialized sensory receptor located at the point where skeletal muscle fibers insert into the skeletal muscle; sensitive to changes in muscular tension and rate of tension change

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Joint Receptors

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Receptors located in and around the joint capsule that respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of the joint

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Neuroplasticity

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The concept that the brain will continually change or grow, reforming neural pathways throughout an individual’s entire lifespan

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Neurocircuitry

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The interconnection of neurons in the brain and spinal cord

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Motor Skills

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Specific movements through the coordinated effort of the sensory and motor subsystems