Module 10 Notecards Flashcards
1
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Peripheral nervous system
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Gather and transmit information to other body parts
Sensory and motor neurons connect to the central nervous system
2
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Nerves
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Electrical cables formed of bundles of axons
Connect cns with muscles, glands and sense organs
3
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Sensory neurons
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Carry information to brain/ spinal cord
4
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Motor neurons
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Carry information from central nervous system to muscles and glands
5
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Inter neurons
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Neurons that talk internally between sensory and motor outputs
6
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Somatic nervous system
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Controls skeletal muscles
7
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Autonomic nervous system
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Controls glands and muscles - heartbeat
8
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Central nervous system
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Brain and spinal cord
