Module 3 Flashcards
0
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Axon
A
Passes messages
1
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Dendrite
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Receive messages from other cells
2
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Myelin sheath
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Helps speed neural impulses
Multiple sclerosis is due to degeneration of myelin sheath
3
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Glial cells
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“Worker bees”
Provide nutrients
4
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Synapse
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Cell junction
5
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Serotonin
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Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
6
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Dopamine
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Influences movement, learning, attention, emotion
7
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Acetylcholine
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Enables muscle action and memory
8
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Norepinephrine
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Helps control alertness and arousal
9
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Glutamate
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Excitatory neurotransmitter/ memory
10
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Central nervous system
A
Brain and spinal cord
11
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Peripheral nervous system
A
Everything else
12
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Autonomic nervous system
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Controls involuntary movement
13
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Somatic nervous system
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Controls voluntary movement
14
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Sympathetic nervous system
A
Arousing
15
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Parasympathetic nervous system
A
Calming
