The Nervous System Flashcards

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What are the two main nervous systems?

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What does PNS separate into?

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What are afferent nerves?

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What are efferent nerves?

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What do efferent nerves separate to?

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What is the somatic nervous system/motor nerve system?

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What is the automatic nervous system?

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What does the automatic nervous system separate into?

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What are sympathetic nerves?

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What are parasympathetic nerves?

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What are…. Unsympathetic nerves?

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What are neurons?

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What is another name for the cell body of the neuron?

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What are dendrites?

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What is the axonhillock?

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What are Schwann cells?

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What are oligodendrocytes?

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What is the node of Ranvier?

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What are terminal branches?

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What is the axon terminal?

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What are the other names for the axon terminal?

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