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Nervous system Flashcards

1
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There are more _______ cells than neurons

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neuroglial

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The division of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of skeletal muscles is called the:

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Somatic nervous system

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If you had just eaten a meal, which division(s) of the peripheral nervous system would be active to help digest the food?

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Parasympathetic and enteric

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what are the 3 main function of the nervous system

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  1. Detect sensory info
  2. process info
  3. respond
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what are the 2 sets of cells that make up the nervous system and their function

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  1. Nerve cells (neurons- communication)
  2. Glia - Support cells
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What does the CNS consist of

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Brain and spinal cord

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What does the PNS consist of

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all the rest of neurons
- nerves look like spaghetti

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What is the difference between the sensory (afferent) and the motor (efferent) divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

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Sensory (afferent)
• Detect
• Towards (arrive) brain

Motor (efferent)
• Respond
• Exit

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9
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Transduction: means…

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conversion from one form to another e.g. a stimulus is converted into an electrical signal

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what is the Somatotopic map (homunculus):

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• Each sensory neuron has a receptive field
• Some are big and widely spread (arms, legs, back): fewer neurons, small rep. on map
• Some are small and closely packed (hands, face): mor sensory neurons, bigger representation on map

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11
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What does the left brain control

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  • language
  • science etc

Controls right side of body

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What does the right side control

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  • Creativity
  • intuition

controls Left side of body

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What is the brain made out of

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Cortex
(like the skin on an apple)

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what is the nuclei used for

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emotions, memory, involuntary

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15
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Primary motor cortex

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Moving foot infront of body
(front of brain

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16
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  1. Primary somatosensory cortex
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Hands on head at back – feeling head sensory

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17
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Cerebellum

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• Looks like a bell hanging down
maintain balance and posture

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18
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Brain stem

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• Like the stem of the flower (helps keep the flower alive- helps to keep you alive)

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Thalamus

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Gateway to brain
top of brainstem

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20
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Hypothalamus

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Below thalamus
like the guard sitting at the gate controlling and monitoring chemicals etc

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21
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Basal nuclei

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• Select and maintain desired movement

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22
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Neuroplasticity

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Brains ability to reorganise and reform itself by forming new and stronger neural connections

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3 ways neuroplasticity occurs in

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  1. Chemical: shot term memory
  2. Connections: long term memory
  3. Excitability
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24
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what is a cause of a concussion

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• Hitting head
• Brain bounces against skull
• Damages brain cells

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25
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what is a treatment for a concussion

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• Rest
• Avoid further risk/activity
• Avoid alcohol and other drugs

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26
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What type of control and which type of muscle is involved in the somatic motor pathway?

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Control: Conscious (voluntary)
Muscle: Skeletal muscle

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27
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3 stages of motor learning

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  1. Cognitive (beginner)
  2. Associative stage
  3. Autonomous (elite)
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28
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what is motor learning

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• Combination of sensory detection, brain processing and motor response
• Needs practice and experience
• Permanent change in neural connections in brain

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29
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main areas of the brain involved in movement control?

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• Cerebellum
• Basal Nuclei

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30
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what does a stretch reflex prevent

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prevents muscle tears

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31
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what does a golgi tendon prevent

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prevents tendon and muscle tears

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32
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what does a withdrawal reflex prevent

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prevents tissue damage or destruction

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33
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What is an example o a stretch reflex

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hitting knee and legs extends forwards

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34
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What is an example of using the golgi tendon

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Lifting a weight

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35
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What is an example of using the withdrawal reflex

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touching something hot

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36
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What does parasympathetic involved in

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rest and digest (calming body down)

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37
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What is sympathetic neurons involved in

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Fight or flight (increase heart rate)

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38
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Which neurotransmitter is released from parasympathetic neurons at effector organs

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acetylcholine (ACh)

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39
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Which neurotransmitter is released from sympathetic neurons at the effector organs

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Norepinephrine (NE)

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40
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What are the 2 types of ego-receptors involved in the pressor reflex

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Chemo-receptors
Mechano-receptors

41
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what does feed forward control system do

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prevent change and predict

42
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what does a negative feedback control system do

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detect change
- will correct it after it has occurred

43
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what does peripheral mean

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outer edges

44
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Mechanoreceptors means

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actual movement from body - stretch hearing, motion

45
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what does photoreceptors mean

46
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what does nociceptors mean

47
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what does thermorecptors mean

48
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what do osmoreceptors mean

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osmolarity

49
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what do chemoreceptors mean

50
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what does proprioception mean

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ability to know limb position with regard to space

51
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what are the three somatic (body) senses involves in balance

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vision
vestibular sense
proprioception

52
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what does vestibular sense mean

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head movement and orientation

53
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what allows ions to enter the cell through vestibular sense

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movement of the head causes extensions of hair cells to bend as the jelly around shift in your tiny inner ear organs

54
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can injuries damage proprioceptor

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yes
- muscle tears damage muscle stretch
- tendon tear damage tendon tension

55
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what are the three main visceral (inner organ) for internal balance

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pressure, osmolarity, acidity

56
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what are baroreceptors

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pressure receptors

57
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osmoreceptors in ______ of brain monitor blood osmolarity

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hypothalamus

58
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what transduction senses changes into electricity

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pressure
osmolarity
Blood acidity

59
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what is a somatotopic map

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brain map of sensory input locations

60
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what is somatopic map also names

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homunculus

61
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the wider the surface of sensory nerves e.g. in arm, legs, bacl means they will be ___ sensory neruons

62
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slow adapting receptors will send action potential the ___ time stimulus is present

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entire
- increased intensity more receptores get activated e.g. pain

63
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fast adapting receptors are (example)

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thermoreceptors

64
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fast adapting receptors are less intense or more intense

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less intense

65
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fast adapting receptors will stop sending action potentials if stimulus is ___

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non-threatening

66
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reducing intensity of receptors eg. pain receptors

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  • ice
  • meditation
  • pain medications
  • numbing cream
67
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the parasympathetic neurotransmiter releases what neuotransmitter

68
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the parasympathetic neurotransmiter releases what neuotransmitter

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

69
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the sympathetic neurotransmiter releases what neuotransmitter

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acetylcholine
Norpinephrine

70
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The ACh for parasymapathic neurotransmitter is release at what places

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  1. ganglion to activate organ
  2. organ to activate muscle
71
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the ACh for sympathetic nt is released at

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  1. ganglion to activate another neuron
  2. adrenal gland to activate hormal release
72
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the NE nt for sympathetic is relased at

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organ to activate smooth or cardiac muscle

73
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NE binds to alpha what happens to blood vessels

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vasoconstriction

74
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NE binds to beta receptors will cause ___ of blood vessels

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Vasodilation

75
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In the enteric nervous system parasympatic releas of ACh = _____ contraction

76
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In the enteric nervous system sympathetic release of ACh = _____ contraction

77
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The gut microbes are able to influence on Neurotransmitters stress/ mood behaviour
T/F

78
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what is the gut microbiome

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bacteria in the gut that create chemicals to send feedback to the brain

79
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does the somatic (BODY) Nervous system have voluntary control

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Yes
- aware of sensory
voluntary moror control

80
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what is the autonomic nervous system control area like?

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not aware of sensory input
involuntary of motor
e.g. auto pilot = out of control

81
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what are the two type of ego-receptors activated in working muscles

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  1. Chemo-receptors
  2. mechano-receptors
82
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what does the chemo-receptor respond to

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increased level of waste products from production of ATP use lactic acid and CO2

83
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What does the mechoreceptors respond to

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stretch and compressive forces by contracting the muscle

84
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exercise pressor reflex will increase sympathetic response causeing:

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increase in HR
increase of strength of contraction
increase blood pressure

85
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GI system gets what it needs by absorbing nutrients into the blood from the break down of food
T/F

86
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how does the respirtory sytem gets what is needs

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gas exchange - O2 into blood, CO2 leaves
balance level of PH of blood

87
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how does the urinary system gets what it needs

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filiters waste out of blood
Balance osmolarity of blood
balance pH of blood

88
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how do the CV cells get what they need

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maintains BP
pumps nutirent rich blood to all cells
pumps waste products to kidney and lungs to be elimated from the blood

89
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how do the endocrine cells get what they need

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hormone control of balancing blood glucose
helps cells to use glucose from blood

90
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are baroreceptors in the gut and what are they used for

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yes - they are stretch receptors

91
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are baroceptors in the CV

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yes they are in the heart and the arteries

92
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what does feedfoard response

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predict change

93
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what does negative feedback mean

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correcting a change after it has occurred e.g. shivering when cold

94
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Norepinephrine is the same as what

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adreniline

95
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what are 3 examples of stimulus transduction for outer body balance

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  1. vision
  2. vestibular sense
  3. proprioception
96
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what are 3 examples of stimulus transduction for internal body balance

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  1. pressure
  2. osmolarity
  3. acidity
97
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why would a person feel only a single touch when two points a re placed on their skin at the same time

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both points are touching within the same receptive field

98
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T/F sensory adaptation occurs when a receptor becomes less sensitive to a stimulus over time

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