nervous Flashcards

1
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regulate the body’s responses to internal
and external stimuli

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nervous system

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2
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to connect all your body parts and transmit signals
from one another

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nervous system

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3
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to send and receive messages between you and the outside world, and within
your own body.

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nervous system

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4
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physical movement

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nervous system

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5
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the senses

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nervous system

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6
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intelligence, learning, and memory, your thoughts and feelings

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nervous system

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7
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basic body functions

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nervous system

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8
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efferent/motor signals target the

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muscles, glands, organs

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9
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afferent / sensory signals

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go from external to the brain

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10
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main processing center for the entire nervous system -consist of two mainly components:
BRAIN and the SPINAL CORD

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central nervous system

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11
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to organized and distribute information

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brain

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12
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activty and thoughts

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cerebrum

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13
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posture, balance and coordination

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cerebellum

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14
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part that connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure

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brain stem

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15
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moves information to and from the lobes, and controls movements and memory.

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thalamus

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16
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controls appetite, thirst and body temperature. It also produces hormones that control the release of other hormones in the pituitary gland.

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hypothalamus

17
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control movement, speech and some of the functions of the mind such as behavior, mood, memory and organization

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frontal lobes

18
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play an important role in memory, hearing, speech and language

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temporal lobes

19
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play an important role in sensation and in an understanding of numbers, awareness of the body and feeling of space.

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parietal lobe

20
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process visual information from the eyes.

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occipital lobe

21
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channel for signals between the brain and the rest of the body, it can control simple musculoskeletal reflexes without input from the brain

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spinal cord

22
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are automatic responses of the body that help maintain posture and protect against injury.

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simple musculoskeletal reflexes

23
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basic unit of the Nervous System.

24
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Central Nervous System is connected to the organs and limbs of your body through the—-

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peripheral nervous system

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small branch- like extensions (their name comes from a Latin word that means “tree-like”) on the cell body. receiving point
dendrites
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main part of the cell.
cell body
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a long, arm-like part that extends outward from the cell body.
axon
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composed of fatty chemical compounds -surrounds the axon of many neurons and acts as a protective covering
myelin
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the area where one neuron communicates with the next neuron
synapse
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voluntary control
somatic
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involuntary control
autonomic
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fight or flight
sympatheti
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rest and digest
parasympathetic