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Question 1

CNS

Answer 1

brain and spinal cord

Question 2

PNS

Answer 2

autonomic NS, somatic NS, sympathetic NS, parasympathetic NS
MOG (muscles, organs, glands)

Question 3

somatic nervous system

Answer 3

voluntary movement
initiates skeletal movement

Question 4

autonomic nervous system

Answer 4

involuntary movement
keeps body functioning at homestasis
deals with threateninf situaitons (FFF)

Question 5

visceral muscles

Question 6

neurochemicals

Answer 6

chemical substances that transmit neural messages

Question 7

‘lock and key process’

Answer 7

neurochemicals only bind to its complementary receptor site.

Question 8

neurotransmitters

Answer 8

chemical molecules that have an effect on ONE or TWO postsynaptic neurons
enable rapid communication between neurons
fast acting, localised and short lived

Question 9

Glutamate

Answer 9

an excitatory (promotes firing an AP) neurotransmitter
stimulates postsynaptic neuron increases likliehood of firing an action potential
associated with learning and memory
form and strengthen synaptic connections between neurons