Physiology Flashcards
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Physiology
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how organisms maintain homeostasis
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Nerve Nets
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most ancient nervous systems, still occur today in anemone, jellyfish and hydra
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Nervous System
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fastest way to get an organism back to homeostasis
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Central Nervous System
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occurs in bilaterally symmetrical animals
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Agnathans - most primitive vertebrates
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evolved a brain 360 mya that has all the basic components of a humans brain
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Two Nervous System Classes
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Neurons and Glia
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Neuron
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functional unit of the nervous system
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Glia
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performs most other functions in the nervous system, such as: involved in regeneration of cut nerves, immune responses of CNS, and electrical insulation and nutritional support of neurons
