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Science - Nervous System Flashcards

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neurons

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cells that carry electrical impulse and COMMUNICATE to other ORGANS

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action potential

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neuron reaching a point that CREATES STIMULATION

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chemical synapse

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stimulate/inhibit action of another cell

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sensory neurons

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transmit signals to central nervous system (CNS) from sensory receptors

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what are sensory neurons responsible for

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touch, pain, temperature, hearing, sight, smell, taste

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what is the pneumonic to remember sensory neuron responsibilities

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The Take Home iS, See Trees: Touch Taste Hearing Smell Sight Temperature

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what do MOTOR NEURONS do

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transmit signals from central nervous system to the whole body:Signals muscles and glands

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interneurons

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transmit signals between neurons

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dendrites

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RECEIVE impulse from sensory receptors or interneurons// transmit toward cell body

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where is the nucleus contained in a neuron

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cell body

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what does an AXON do

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transmit impulse away from cell body

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oligodendrocytes

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insulates myelin sheath

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nodes of ranvier

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gaps in myelin sheath

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what are the 3 parts of the brain

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hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain

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what does the midbrain consist of

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medulla oblingota, cerebellum, pons

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what is the pneumonic to remember what the midbrain consists of

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Com Please Me

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what is the function of the medulla oblingota

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regulates breathing, heart function

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what is the pneumonic to remember the function of the medulla oblingota

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He Really Breathes

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what is the function of the cerebellum

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voluntary movement, balance, memories

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what is the pneumonic to remember the function of the cerebellum

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My Boy Moves

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what is the function of the Pons

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Control breathing, hearing, taste, balance

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what is the pneumonic to remember the function of the pons

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Come Brad, The Beers Here

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what does the forebrain consist of

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Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus

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cerebrum functions

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initiate movmeent, temperature, touch, vision, hearing, judgement, reasoning, problem solving

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what is the pneumonic to remember the cerebrum functions
Really, The Very Movment That Happens Just, Physically Troubling
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what is the function of the Thalamus
Relay message from LOWER BRAIN and CEREBRAL CORTEX
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what is the function of the Hypothalamus
Emotion/reward, Endocrine, eating
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what is the pneumonic to remember the functions of the hypothalamus
Really, Even Evan Eats
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what are the 4 lobes of the brain
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
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what is the front lobe responsible for
short term/working memory, information processing, decision making, planning, judgement
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what is the parietal lobe responsible for
sensory input, spatial positioning
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what is the occipital lobe responsible for
visual input
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what is the temporal lobe responsible for
auditory input
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what does the cerebellum do
coordinate movement, support memories
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what is the function of the brainstem
regulate respirtaory, digestive, circulatory function
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what does the brainstem include
midbrain, medulla oblongota, pons
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what are the 3 parts of the midbrain
tectum, tegmentum, ventral tegmentum
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what is the function of the midbrain
hearing, vision
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what is the function of the pons
respirtatory control, hearing, taste, smell
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what is the pneumonic to remember the function of the pons
Here's The Real Cool Surfers
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What is the function of the autonomic nervous system
Maintain homeostasis of the body: control internal organs, blood vessels, smooth muscle tissue, glands
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what controls the Autonomic Nervous System through the brainstem
hypothalamus
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function of the sympathetic nervous system
Fight or flight!!!
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function of the parasympathetic nervous system
rest and digest!!!
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what does efferent mean
motor neuron (controls functions)
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what does afferent mean
sensory neuron
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efferent nerves
bring signals from central nervous system to sensory organs/muscles
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afferent nerves
bring signal from organs and muscle to central nervous system
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what does the somatic nervous system do
controls 5 senses// voluntary movement of skeletal muscle

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