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11 Cards in this Set
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Afferent Nerves |
Sensory nerves which carry information from sensory receptors to the spinal cord |
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Efferent Nerves |
Motor nerves which carry information from the spinal cord to effectors (muscles/glands) for voluntary bodily movements |
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Autonomic Nervous System |
Connects the CNS to internal organs Self regulating, non voluntary actions Sympathetic/Parasympathetic |
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Somatic Nervous System |
Carries efferent and afferent nerves, as well as interneurons which connect the two and are only found in the CNS
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Sympathetic Nervous System |
Activates internal muscles, organs and glands to prepare the body for activity or fear Flight/Fight Adrenal Glands-adrenline, noradrenline |
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Parasympathetic Nervous System |
Maintains steady, balanced internal state Homeostasis Acetylcholine
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Broca's Area |
Responsible for the production of fluent, articulate speech, co-ordination of mouth muscles, grammatical structure |
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Wernicke's Area |
Responsible for comprehension of speech, locates words from memory, interprets sound of speech |
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Broca's Aphasia |
Speech consists of short sentences Proper grammatical endings are missing Speech has frequent pauses Sufferers are aware of their aphasia |
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Wernicke's Aphasia |
Speech is fluent and rhythmic but nonsensical Difficulty understanding written and spoken language Sufferers are unaware of their nonsensical speech
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Spatial (visual) neglect |
An attentional disorder in which individuals fail to notice anything on their right to left side, as if one of their would does not exist. Common in stroke victims or trauma in rear parietal lobe |
