Nervous System Flashcards
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Central nervous system
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Brain and spinal cord command center
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Peripheral nervous system
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Part of the body that consists of nerves and ganglia from
Brain and spinal cord and sends signals to rest of the body.
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Axon
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Nerve fiber that carries a nerve impulse away from the neuron cell body
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Dendrite
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Carries nerve impulse towards the neuron cell body
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Synapse
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Allows neurons to pass signal to other neurons muscles or glands
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Autonomic nervous system
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Part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates unconscious body functions such as breathing
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Sonamatic nervous system
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Part of the peripheral nervous system that controls conscious skeletal muscle functions
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