Nervous System Flashcards

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Insulation of motor fibre…

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Overlapping Schwann cell

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Information pathway

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Stimulus receptor sensory neurone CNS motor neurone effector response

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Cerebral cortex

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Intelligence

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Medulla

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Breathing

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Cerebellum

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Coordination of muscular activity

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In what form do impulses pass along nerve cells

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Electrical

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Reflex

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Stimulus
Sensory neuron
Synapse
Relay neuron
Synapse
Motor neuron
Response
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Synapse

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Microscope gaps
Electrical signals cannot cross
So neurotransmitter are released to cross the gap

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Why do we need synapses

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So a single stimulus can have several response

A single response to a variety of stimuli

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How do we study the brain

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Damaged brains
Electrical stimulation
MRI Scan

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