The Nervous System

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The nervous system contains the ________ nervous system and the __________ nervous system.

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Central and peripheral
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The brain and spinal cord are part of the ________ nervous system

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Central
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Cranial and spinal nerves that extend beyond the central nervous system make up the ________ nervous system

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Peripheral
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The peripheral nervous system is divided into the ______ nervous system and the ___________nervous system

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autonomic , sensory -somatic
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The Autonomic nervous system controls ________ body functions like heart beat and digestion

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Automatic
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The Autonomic nervous system includes both _________ nerves (active when a person is excited or scared) and _____________ nerves (active when a person is sleeping or at rest)

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Sypathetic , parasympathetic
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True or False
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves have opposite affects on the body, helping to maintain a balanced internal enviroment

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True
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The Sensory -somatic nervous system contains ___ pairs of cranial nerves

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12
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The Sensory -somatic nervous system contains __ pairs of spinal nerves and associated _________ (collections of nerve cell bodies)

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31, Ganglia
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The sensory - somatic nervous system controls
__________ actions like talking and walking

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A) Voluntary
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Nerve cells have _________ that receive stimuli from the internal and external enviorment.

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Dendrites
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Nerve cells have dendrites that receive stimuli from the internal and external enviorment and bring those stimuli to the _______ (speacilized cells that make up the nervous system and transmit messages) for interpretation

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Neurons
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The __________ of nerve cells connects one neuron to another over a fluid filled gap called a _________.

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Axon , Synapse
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Chemical _________ pass through the synapse to transmit an impulse to another neuron.

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Neurotransmitters
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True or False
Neurotransmitters pass through the synapse from neuro to neuron at speeds up to 90 meters per second

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True
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True or False
The nervous system has three main functions: sensory, motor and integrative functions.

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True
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True or false
The sensory function of the nervous system includes feeling , pain, heat and other stimuli

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True
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True or False
The Face , fingers, and toes have a greater number of sensory neurons than other parts of the body.

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True
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When the body sences pain,it may withdraw from it This responce is called a reflex and occurs when neurons transmit a message to the _________ , which in turn sends a message to the muscles to react before the message is tranmitted to the brain.

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Spinal cord
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The __________ function includes feeling pain, heat and other stimuli.

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Sensory
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The ______ function serves to carry electrical impulses from the CNS to the effectors

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Motor
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The motor function serves to carry electrical impulses from the CNS to the _________ .

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Effectors
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Effectors are most commonly _________ and _________ .

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Glands and Muscles
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If a person who is hungry sees a table of food, the __________ function of the brain tells the muscles to move toward the food , and the salivary glands to begin making saliva.

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Integrative function
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True or False
The integrative function uses sensory information to make decisions by joining together sensory input with Memories stored in the brain.

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True
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True and False
The integrative function uses sensory information to develop thoughts and feelings upon which decisions can be made later

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True
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True or false
The nervous system directs bodily defences against external stimuli

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True
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True or False
The nervous system regulates heart and breathing

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True
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TRUE or FALSE
The nervous system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

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False
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