Nervous System Flashcards
1
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What is the nervous system and how it works?
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made up of brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves. It sensed the environment & coordinates an appropriate response
2
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Whats central nervous system?
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Part that includes brain and spinal cord.
3
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Whats Peripheral nervous system?
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Consisting of nerves that connect to the body to the central nervous system.
4
Q
Reflexes?
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actions that don’t require the involvement of the brain
5
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Nerves?
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Made up a special cells called neurons, neurons communicate with different parts of the body by conducting electrical signals or nerve impulses.
