Reflexes Flashcards
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Reflex
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Automatic, involuntary response to some change
2
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Neurons
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Basic cells of the nervous system that allow diff parts of the body to communicate w each other
3
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Brain waves
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Patterns of neuron electrical activity that show neurons carrying nerve impulses via an electrochemical process
4
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ACE
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Afferent neurons, connecting neurons, efferent neurons
5
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SAM
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Sensory, associative, motor
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Afferent neurons
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Sensory neurons, emerge from the sensory organs and the skin to carry the impulses from the sensory organs towards the brain and spinal cord
7
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Connecting neurons
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Associative neurons, link afferent and efferent neurons
8
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Efferent neurons
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Motor neurons, carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord and toward the muscles and glands
