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15 Cards in this Set
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Central Nervous System |
Made up of the brain and the spinal cord |
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Peripheral Nervous System |
Made of peripheral nerves which link the CNS with the body's |
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Somatic Nervous System |
Part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the muscle voluntary control of body movements |
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Afferent Neurons |
Carry nerve impulses from receptors |
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Efferent Nerves |
Carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors such as muscles or glands |
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Autonomic Nervous System |
Influences the function of internal organs |
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Parasympathetic Nervous System |
Responsible for "rest-and-digest" or "feed and breed" (takes it slow) |
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Sympathetic Nervous System |
Stimulate the body's "fight-or-flight" response |
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Homeostasis |
Creates balance |
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Dendrites |
Receive information from other Neuron |
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Nodes of Ronvier |
Allow signals to hop from node to node |
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Saltatory Conduction |
Node "hoping" |
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Synapse |
Where neurotransmitters pass information from one neuron to the next |
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Membrane Potential |
Difference between the voltage/ electrical charge in the inside and outside part |
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Sodium - Potassium Pump |
Creates a voltage differential by moving 3 positively charged sodium ions for every 2 potassium ions it lets in |
