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Nervous System Flashcards

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Central nervous system

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Responsible for voluntary body action

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Peripheral nervous system

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Carries messages to and from nervous sytem

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Trifacial nerve

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Chief sensory nerve, transmits facial sensations to brain, controls motor nerve function of chewing

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Autonomic nervous system

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Responsible for all involuntary body functions

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Autonomic nervous system

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Responsible for all involuntary body functions

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Digestive system

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Breaks down food into simpler chemical compounds easily absorbed by cells or eliminated from body

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Enzymes

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Break down food

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Excretory system

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Eliminates solid, liquid, or gaseous waste products

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Skin

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Releases water, carbon dioxide, and other waste through sweat glands

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Liver

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Converts and neutralizes ammonia from circulatory system to urea

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Kidneys

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Receive urea from liver, urea passes through nephrons, nephrons filter waste products and water, allowing nutrients to be reabsorbed into blood. Excreted waste products travel through into urine

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Respiratory system

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Intake oxygen, exhale carbon dioxide

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Lungs

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Air enters when inhale, cells process oxygen for absorption into bloodstream, carbon dioxide releases on exhale

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Diaphragm

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Expands and contracts automatically to force air in and out of lungs

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Endocrine system

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Regulate and control growth, reproduction, and health of body. Manufactures and secretes hormones into blood stream affects hair growth, skin condition, and energy levels

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The nervous system is made up of the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, and the

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Autonomic nervous system

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The brain, spinal cord, and spinal and cranial nerves make up

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Central nervous system

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What crucial part of the central nervous system is composed of long nerve fibers and originates in the base of the brain and extends to the base of the spine?

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The spinal cord

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What system is composed of sensory and motor nerves that extend from the spinal cord and brain to other parts of the body?

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The peripheral nervous system

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Motor nerves carry messages from the brain to the muscles and are called

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Motor (efferent) nerves

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Primary motor nerve of the face is the

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Facial nerve

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The digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems are controlled by the

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Autonomic nervous system

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The system that breaks down food to be easily absorbed by cells or to become waste products

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Digestive system

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Primary function of the excretory system

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Eliminate waste products from the body

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Hair growth, skin conditions, and energy levels are all controlled by

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The endocrine system

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