nervous system

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roles of the nervous system

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• generate and transport electrical impulses
• intergrate the received information
• stimute muscles for movement

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-made up of the CNS and VNS
-a network of neurons

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nervous system

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generate electrical impulses (action potential)

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neurons

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-integrates and controls the behavior
-dense cluster of interconected neurons that process sensory info or control motor output
NERVE CELL BUNDLE

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Segmental Ganglia

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a bundle of dendrites or axons that serve the same part of the body

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nerve

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are typically found grouped in bundles

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nerve cells

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parts of the neuron

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-nerve cell body (nucleus is found)
-dendrites (filamentous arborescent)
-axon (axis cylinder process)
-collaterals (derived from a main branch)

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signal transmission is always

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UNIDIRECTIONAL
toward - dendrite and collateral
away - axon

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carry information towards the CNS

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afferent or sensory neurons

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conducts signals away from the CNS

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Efferent or motor neurons

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branching axons that conducts signals within the CNS

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internuncial or interneurons

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connection point of individual nerve cells

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synapses

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chemical messenger or neurotransmitter substance of synapses

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acetycholine, dopamine, noradrenaline

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consist of paired segmental ganglia

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ventral nerve cord

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a dorsal brain linked to a ventral nerve cord; supervises and coordinates activities of the insect

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central nervous system

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dense cluster of interconnected neurons that process sensory information or control motor outputs

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ganglion/ganglia

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a complex of 6 fused ganglia (3pairs)

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brain

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largely associated with vision;
innervates the CE and Ocelli

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Protocerebrum

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Process sensory information from the antennae

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Deutocerebrum

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Innervates the labrum;
Integrates sensory inputs for the pro and deutocerebrum;
and links brain with the rest of the ventral nerve cord

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tritocerebrum

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complex of fused ganglia innervating the rest of the mouthparts and also the salivary glands;
links the Brian and subesophageal complex

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subesophageal ganglion

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composed of a series of ganglia attached to one another by paired connective forming a kind of a chain

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ventral nerve cord

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ganglia that controls locomotion;
innervates legs and wings

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thoracic ganglia

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ganglia that controls the movement of abdominal muscles

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abdominal ganglia

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ganglia that innervates the anus, genitalia and sensory receptors

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terminal abdominal ganglia

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innervate the spiracles in the thorax and abdomen

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Lateral nerves from segmental ganglion

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innervates the activities fo the gut and the dv

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visceral nervous system

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innervates the pharynx and muscles for swallowing

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frontal ganglion

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innervates the heart, corpora cardiaca and portions of the foregut

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hypocerebral ganglion

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innervates the hindgut through GASTRIC NERVES

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ingluvial ganglia

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conveys an impulse from an arrival point along the axon to another neurons, muscle or gland, or from a receptor cell

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axonic transmission

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causes muscle contraction resulting to reflex reaction

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synaptic transmission

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involved in many life and death activities

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reflex reaction

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flow of electricity as produced by chemical reaction

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galvanic twitch

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coordinating center

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brain

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coordinating center for feeding;
receives information and control movement of MD, MX and labium

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Subesophageal ganglion