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19 Cards in this Set
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Nervous System
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Communication inside
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Neurons
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cells of nervous system.
all or nothing. More neurons firing. Neurons firing faster |
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Dendrites
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receivers of information
growing more when doing something over and over |
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Neurotransmitters
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chemical message to the next neuron.
Substance P pain |
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Peripheral somatic
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voluntary actions.
Muscle Movement |
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Peripheral Automatic
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Sympathetic fight or flight.
Stressful. parasympathetic |
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Circadian Rhythms
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also known as the circadian clock. this rhythm or clock is like an alarm clock.
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Central Nervous System
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the parts of the nervous system comprising the brain and the spinal cord
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Spinal cord
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the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal
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Peripheral Nervous System
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the portion of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord
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Neurons
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a specialized impulse. consists of the cell body and the axon and dendrites
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Synapse
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the point at which a nerve impulse is relayed from the terminal portion of an axon to the dendrites of an adjacent neuron
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Somatic Nervous System
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the section of the nervous system responsible for sensation and control of the skeletal muscles
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Autonomic nervous system
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the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary functions of the body such as digestion, the beating of the heart
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Hind brain
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the rear most part of the vertebrate brain. in humans, it consists of the ions and the medulla oblongata
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mid brain
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the middle of 3 primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate of the part of the adult brain
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Lobes
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the different regions into which the cerebral cortex is divided
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electroencephalograph
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a machine used to record the electrical activity of large portions of the brain
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Endocrine system
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a chemical communication system, using hormones, by which messages are sent through the bloodstream
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