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Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What makes up the nervous system

A

Brain and spine

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2
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Somatic nervous system

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Part of peripheral nervous system

Voluntary control of body movements

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3
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Peripheral nervous system

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Link central nervous system to organs and limbs

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4
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Reflex

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Automatic reaction to stimuli
SRSSMER

Stimulus
Receptor 
Sensory neuron
Spinal cord
Motor neuron
Effector 
Response
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5
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Concious

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Brain makes considered response
SRSCMER

Stimulus
Receptor
Sensory neuron
Coordinator
Motor
Effector
Response
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6
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Parkinson’s

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Low levels of dopamine

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7
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Dopamine

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Sends signals to nerve cells

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8
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Seratonin

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Wellbeing and happiness

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9
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Melatonin

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Released by pineal gland

Regulates sleep and wakefulness

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10
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Dendrites

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Receivers

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11
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Axon

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Pathways

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12
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Axon branches

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Passers on information

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13
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Alzheimer’s

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Shrinking of neurons in cerebellum

Memory loss, emotional disturbance, inability to self function, death

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14
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Parkinson’s

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Doesn’t produce enough neurotransmitters

For messages from brain to muscle

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15
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Epilepsy

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Abnormal transmission of messages between neuron and brain

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16
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Paralysis

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Loss of sensation and movement due to damaged spinal cord or brain

17
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Sensory neuron

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Carries impulses from receptors

From skin to CNS

18
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Relay neuron

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Carries impulses from sensory nerves to motor nerves

19
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Motor neuron

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Carries impulses from CNS to effector

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