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Nervous System Flashcards

1
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cerebellum

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balance and movement

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2
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spinal cord

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link between the brain and body

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3
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peripheral nervous system

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all nerves not part of CNS

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4
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meninges

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connective tissue that surrounds the CNS

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5
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CNS

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brain and spinal cord

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brain

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center of the nervous system

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7
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medulla

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involuntary movements

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stimulus

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change in the environment

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neuron

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a nerve cell

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cerebrum

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voluntary actions

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cell body

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metabolic activities

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axons

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carry impulses away from the cell body

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dendrite

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off of the cell body, carry impulses from environment/ neurons to the cell body

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myelin sheath

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insulator, surrounds the axon

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response

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reaction to a stimulus

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interneurons

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in the spinal cord and brain, connect sensory neurons to motor neurons

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motor neurons

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carry impulses from interneurons to effectors (skin)

18
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stimulus, receptor,sensory neuron, interneuron, brain, motor neuron, effector, response

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voluntary

19
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stimulus, receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector, response

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involuntary

20
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reflexes

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not controlled by the brain

21
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somatic

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voluntary

22
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autonomic

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involuntary

23
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receptors

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skin

24
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effectors

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muscles

25
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impulse

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signal sent by a neuron

26
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resting potential

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more positive outside the cell

27
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action potential

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more positive inside the membrane

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synapse

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space between 2 neurons where the impulse is transferred

29
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hypothalamus

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links the nervous system and the endocrine system

regulates body temp, controls hunger and thirst

30
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nerves that control the muscles involved in writing are part of the

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somatic nervous system

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