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The stage of action potential where sodium ions begin to move into cell
Depolarization
A neurotransmitter released by the sympathetic nervous system to induce the fight or flight response
Noradrenalin
WHAT carry nerve impulses away from CNS
Motor/efferent
A type of neuron found only in the CNS
Interneuron
The portion of the cerebrum responsible for understanding speech
Parietal lobe
The portion of the nervous system which puts you into a lore relaxed state
Parasympathetic
The stage of action potential where potassium ions begin to move out of cell
Repolarization
The name given to the “nerve impulse” that passes along a neuron
Action potential
WHAT contains all the nerves that effect the skeletal muscles and sensory organs
The somatic nervous system
Portion of the nervous system that is not the CNS
Peripheral
The portion of the brain that receives all information from the senses (except smell)
Thalamus (decides where to send it)
An involuntary response which bypasses the brain
Reflex
A substance which costs the axons of nerve cells
Myelin
The part of the brain responsible for conscious thought
Cerebrum lobe
The “master gland”
Pituitary
