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8 Cards in this Set
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Name two main divisions of the nervous system
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Peripheral nervous system and Central nervous system
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Name two types of fibers in the peripheral nervous system
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afferent fibers and efferent fibers.
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responsible for transmission of sensory information into the spinal cord and brain
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afferent fibers
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responsible for transmitting motor signals back from the central nervous system to the periphery
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efferent fibers
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The brain and the spinal cord
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Central nervous system
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The arrival of an electrical impulse
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action potential
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IPSP
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inhibitory post synaptic potential
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EPSP
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excitatory post synaptic potential
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