Neurons Flashcards

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What are the 3 types of neurons?

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Sensory neuron, motor neurons + interneurons

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What is the Sensory neurons job?

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To sense the stimuli

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3
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What is the Motor neurons job?

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To carry out the impulse/reaction to the stimuli

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What is the interneurons job?

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They connect the other neurons to the spinal cord and brain

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What is the typical response the stimuli

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stimuli -> sensory neurons -> interneurons -> motor neurons -> response

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What is the pathway that the impulses take through a neuron

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Stimulus -> Dendrites -> Axon -> Synapse

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What is a synapse?

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It is the gap between neurons.

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