Nervous System Flashcards

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Interneuron

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Nerve Cell that Connects 2 Different Types of Nerve Cells

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2
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Motor Neuron

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Nerve Cell that Signals a Muscle to Move

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3
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Sensory Neuron

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Nerve Cell that Receives Stimuli

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4
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Neuron

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Basic Unit of the Nervous System

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5
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Cerebellum

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Coordinates Motor Activities & Balance

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6
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Cerebrum

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Senses are Interrupted. Movements are Controlled
Thinking Occurs Here

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7
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Central

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Spinal Cord & Brain Make up the Central Nervous System (CNS)

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8
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Spinal Cord

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Thick Nerve Surrounded & Protected by Vertebrea

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9
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Inborn

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Behavior you are Born With

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10
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Involuntary

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Automatic Behavior Occurs W/out Conscious Thought

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11
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Peripheral

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The Peripheral Nervous Sys Send Nerve Signals All Over the Body

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12
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Medulla

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Controls Automatic Activities:
Breathing
Heart Beat
Digestion

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13
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Effector

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Ex. a Muscle

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14
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Sensor

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Ex. Sense Organ

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15
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Reflex Arc

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Inborn Automatic Behavior
Sensor to Brain to Effector

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16
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Learned

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Behavior that Develops Due to Life Experience