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Module 2 Flashcards

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Neurons are:

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nerve cells that make up the Nervous system

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Electrical impulses are:

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what neurons carry

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Dentries:

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the extension that carries electrical impulses through the cell body

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Axons;

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the extension that releases the electrical impulses

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Nerves are:

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Axons that are going to the same place in the body so they bunch up

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Motor neurons;

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Carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord to cause a reaction

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Sensory neurons:

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Carry impulses toward the brain and spinal cord.

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A stimulus is a:

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detectable change in what is going on around you,Sensory receptor.

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a Sensory receptor

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react to stimulus

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association neurons:

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are what act between sensory neurons’ axons and motor neurons’ dendrites (AKA interneurons)`

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Reflex

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is a result of a stimulus process

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Mixed Nerves :

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carry both sensory and motor neurons in their nerves

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the peripheral nervous system is made up of :

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Motor, sensory, and mixed nerves

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the central nervous system is made up of :

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association neurons, brain and the spinal cord

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15
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the Cerebrum is where the

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thinking happens

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the cerebellum refines;

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muscle movement and balance

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the Brain stem controls

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vital functions (breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing , sleeping and waking.

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a synapse is:

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the space between an axon of one neuron and a dendrite of another

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neurotransmitters are

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what are released by the sending neuron’s axon and bound to the receiving neuron’s dendrites

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Glutamate is

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a neurotransmitter that is usually used in the brain it often firs off an impulse

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GABA is

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(gamma aminobutyric acid) a neurotransmitter that can inhibit a transmission. (AKA ignore a sound)`

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Acetylcholine is

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a neurotransmitter that has quieting effects in some parts of the brain and waking in others. it promotes restful sleep, memory and keeps you from being depressed.

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23
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A high is a:

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a temporary felling of intense pleasure and energy (which is brought on by dopine flooding)

24
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An addict is when

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someone becomes physically or emotionally dependent on a drug

25
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A concussion is the result of

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a knock on the head or a bruise on the head

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a seizure is

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an abnormal excessive activity of the brain’s neurons often with no clear reason

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an epilepsy is

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diagnosed when someone has multiply seizures

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meningitis is

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inflammation in the protective layers of the brain (AKA meninges)

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encephalitis is

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inflammation of the brain itself

30
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An ischemic stroke is when

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there is loss of blood in the brain resulting in neuron death

31
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edema is when

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something is swelling

32
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aneurysm is when

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a weakened area of a blood vessel that breaks

33
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A hemorrhagic stroke is when

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a brain blood vessel breaks and pools in areas of the brain

34
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A hematoma is a

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blood cot that is below the surface

35
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the endocrine system is made up of

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glands and hormones

36
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glands produce

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hormones and release them into the blood stream

37
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a target cell

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is a cell with a receptor for a hormone

38
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a receptor is

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what tells the hormone where to go

39
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the pineal body produces

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hormones that enhance or discourage sleep

40
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serotonin promotes

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wakefulness

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melatonin encourages

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sleep

42
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the pituitary gland and

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the hypothalamus control growth and send out signal hormones to other endocrine glands

43
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adrenal glands produces

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a short - term hormone that produces a quickly prepares the body for conflict

44
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Cortisol

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is a hormone that is produced in the pituitary gland that reduces inflammation

45
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Epinephrine

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is a hormone that speeds up the heart

46
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the thyroid produces

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a hormone called thyroxine that raises the metabolic rate of cells

47
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the pancreas produces

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insulin that lowers glucose levels in blood

48
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reactive hypoglycemia is when

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the insulin over reacts sometimes as a result of sugary snacks on an empty stomach

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diabetes is

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a disease of constantly high blood levels .

50
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type 1 diabetes is

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when there is a lack of insulin production by the cells in the pancreas

51
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type two is when

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glands don’t respond normally to the insulin

52
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insulin resistant is

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when the cells of the body no longer accept the insulin that Is available

53
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female reproductive

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estrogen and progesterone

54
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male reproductive:

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testosterone

55
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list 5 signs of inflammation

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1 pain 
2 swelling (edema) 
3  redness
4 temperature increase of the inflamed tissues 
5 hypersensitivity

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