The Nervous System Flashcards
1
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3 functions of the nervous system
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Sensory Input
Integration
Responds
2
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Sensory Input
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stimuli for all motor actions
3
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Integration
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helps with connecting stimuli to decision making
4
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Responds
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input= motor output
5
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2 divisions of the Nervous System
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CNS= Central Nervous system
PNS= Peripheral Nervous System
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Motor
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carries impulses away from the CNS
7
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Sensory
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Carries impulses to the CNS
8
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Somatic
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Voluntary
9
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Autonomic
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involuntary
10
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2 categories of the Autonomic NS
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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
11
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Sympathetic
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Fight or flight
12
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Parasympathetic
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Rest or Digest
13
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Steps of a Reflex Arc
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14
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Step One of a Reflex Arc
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- Starts when sensory receptor detects stimulus
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Step Two of a Reflex Arc
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- Nerve Impulse is generated and travels to the spinal chord
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Step Three of a Reflex Arc
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- An Interneuron recieves the impulse, interprets the information, and determines the response
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Step Four of a Reflex Arc
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- Nerve impulses travel along a motor neuron from CNS to the muscles and glands
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Step Five of a Reflex Arc
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- Body responds to the stimulus by producing a Reflex action
