The Human Nervous System Flashcards

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1
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What does the central nervous system consist of

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the brain and the spinal cord

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what is the central nervous system function

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to coordinate a body response to external stimulus

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what is the pathway of the human nervous system (i.e input process output)

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Receptor –> CNS –> Effectpr

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what are receptors

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gland or muscle cell that detect a change in/outside your body

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what do receptors detect

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stimulus

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what are effectors

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the movement of muscles or hormone release as a result of stimulus

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what is the thin tube called that runs through all neurones

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the axon

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what are the 3 neurones called

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sensory
motor
relay

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9
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what do all neurones function as

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transmitters for electrical impulses throughout the nervous system

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what does the sensory neurone function as

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transmitter of electrical impulses from receptor to CNS

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what does the motor neurone function as

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transmitter of electrical impulses from CNS to effectors

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12
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what does the relay neurone function as

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connect system.
transmit electrical impulses through CNS from sensory to motor

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13
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What does the CNS act as for the whole system

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coordinator

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