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10 Cards in this Set
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What are the two nervous systems?
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Central nervous system and Peripherial nervous system.
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What does the central nervous system do?
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Coordinates and processes the neve impulses.
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What are the two different nerves in the peripherial nervous system?
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Autonomic nerves and somatic nerves.
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What is the function of the autonomic nerves in the peripherial nervous system?
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Controls internal organs, muscles and glands.
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What is the function of the somatic nerves in the peripherial nervous system?
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Controls the skeletal muscles, bones and skin.
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What is a dendrite?
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Projections of impulses that always move towards the cell body.
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What is the charge during resting state?
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Negative. ex]-70mv
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What is a synapse?
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A space between a neuron's axon and its target.
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What is acetylcholine?
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Excitatory to vertabrates and skeletal muscle. In the PNS.
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What is summnation?
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The sum effect of all neurotransmitters acting on a neuron.
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