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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Nervous System Divisions
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Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System |
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Neurons
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Cells that make up your nervous system
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Afferent Nerves
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Sensory neurons, carry information to the spinal cord and brain
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Efferent Nerves
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Motor Nerves, carry information to the muscles
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Synapses
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Space between terminal buttons and the recieving neuron's cell body or dendrites
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Neurotransmitters
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either excite or inhibit
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Acetylcholine
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Muscle actions, learning, memory
Alzheimer's disease |
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GABA
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inhibitory functions
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Norepinephrine
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Stress and Manie mean high levels
Depression means low levels |
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Dopamine
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Stimulate means high levels
Parkinsons means low levels |
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Serotonin
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regulation of sleep, mood, attention, learning
Depression means low levels |
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Endorpins
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natural opiates
meadiate feelings of pleasure and pain |
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Oxytocin
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hormone and neurotransmitter
related to attached/emotional bonds |
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Four Lobes of Cerebral Cortex
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Occipital lobe
Pariental Love Temporal lobes Frontal lobes |
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What lies under or near the forebrain?
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Hypothalamus
Amaygdala Hippocampus |
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Midbrain
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contain the reticular activating system
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Hindbrain
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contains the cerebellum and medulla
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Reflex
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a rapid, automatic response to a stimulus.
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How does the spinal cord communicate?
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below the head by means of sensory and motor neurons
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What are the 2 subdivisons of the autonomic nervous system?
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Sympatheric
Parasympathetic |
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Endocrine System
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Under the control of the nervous system
Release hormones into blood |
