neurones Flashcards
what is neuroscience?
the study of the body’s nervous systems
what are the levels of analysis of neuroscience?
molecular,cellular,systems,behavioural,cognitive
what are neurones?
the basic functional unit of the brain, human behaviour and brain function therefore arises from different neurone communications, they make up the nervous system
define afferent and efferent
afferent=to carry to-axons carry info towards a particular point
efferent=to carry from-axons carry info away from a point
define unipolar, bipolar and multipolar
unipolar=single neutrite
bipolar=two neutrites
multipolar=two or more neutrites
what does the nervous system do and state its two parts…
-the nervous system controls every aspect of human behaviour e.g pain, learning and memory
-its two parts are the CNS and the PNS