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12 Cards in this Set
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Nerves transmit info by_____
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nerve impulses
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Continuous conduction occurs in______
Saltatory conduction occurs in _____ |
unmyelinated axons
myelinated axons |
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_____= specialized junctions for information exchange btw neurons or neuron and another cell
___= depolarizes postsynaptic neuron by producing an excitatory NT ___= hyperpolarizes postsynaptic neuron by production of an inhibitory NT |
Synapse
excitatory synapse inhibitory synapse |
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___= many heads moving towards 1 head
___= 1 moving toward many heads |
convergence
divergence |
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___= NT found in neuromuscular junction and has nicotinic nd muscarinic receptors
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acetylcholine
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___= NT of adrenergic neurons/adrenals...fight/flight response
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norepinephrine
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___= NT that is the most predominat inhibitory NT in the CNS
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GABA
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___= predominat excitatory NT in CNS
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glutamate
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Glutamate is the opposite of ___
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GABA
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__= automatic response to a stimuli
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response
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___= entire neural circuit from stimulus detection to response (example- patellar tendon- knee jerk)
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reflex arc
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Reflex arc: tendon stimulated so the ___ component goes to the spinal cord with info tothe reflex center. ___ component leaves reflex center and causes mvt
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affarent/sensory neuron
efferent/motor neurons |
