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29 Cards in this Set
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Sensory neuron |
Type of neuron carrying impulses towards the CNS |
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Peripheral nervous system |
All the nerves located outside of the brain and the spinal cord |
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Somatic Nervous System |
Subdivision of the nervous system that carries sensory information to the CNS |
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Motor neurons |
Another name for efferent neurons |
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Sympathetic Nervous System |
Subdivision that would have the effects of increasing heart rate |
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Visceral muscles |
The muscles involved in the activity of the body's internal organs and glands |
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Autonomic Nervous Syetem |
The subdivision of the nervous system that is responsible for keeping us alive |
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Myelin sheath |
This part of the neuron speeds up the transmission of electrical impulses |
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Afferent neurons |
Another name for sensory neurons |
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Adrenaline |
This hormone is secreted by the adrenal glands |
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Autonomic Nervous System |
The subdivision that connects the CNS to the heart, stomach, liver |
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Parasympathetic Nervous System |
Subdivision that functions in times of minimal stress or in the absence of a threat |
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Sympathetic Nervous System |
The subdivision that would have the effects of your pupils dilating |
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Synaptic Gap |
The space between neurons on which a neurotransmitter is released |
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Interneurons |
These type of neurons are only found in the CNS |
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Autonomic NS |
Many processes under this subdivision are not under any voluntary control |
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Dendrites |
Part of the neuron that sends information towards the cell body |
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Parasympathetic |
Subdivision that stimulates the digestive system by increasing contractions |
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Neurotransmitter |
Chemical substance produced by a neuron for the purpose of carrying g a message to other cells |
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Somatic NS |
Subdivision that is responsible for sending motor information to our skeletal muscles |
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Inhibitory |
These types of neurotransmitters make neurons less likely to fire |
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Neural Impulse |
Another name for action potential |
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Skeletal Muscles |
The muscles attached to our bones |
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Sympathetic NS |
This subdivision will be activated if you suddenly experience a fright |
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Sensory/Afferent |
These neurons transmit information towards the CNS |
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Sympathetic NS |
Subdivision that stimulates the liver to release more glucose |
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Synapse |
The point of communication between two neurons |
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Excitatory |
These types of neurotransmitters make neurons more likely to fire |
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Sympathetic NS |
Subdivision of the nervous system that relaxes the bladder |
