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What are the 3 types of neurons?
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sensory, interneurons, and motor.
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what is the dentrites function?
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to recieve information and always travels tword the cell.
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Which part of the cell carries impulse to other neurons or to effectors?
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Axon
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What ion gets pumped inside the cell.
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potassium
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what is the synapse?
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the space between a neuron's axon and it's target
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What are the 3 regions of the brain?
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Central core, Limbic system, and cerebral cortex.
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What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
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frontal, pariental, occiptal, and temporal
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What is the function(s) of the pariental lobe?
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sensation of touch, pain, pressure, temp. body position, spatail awarness
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What are 5 main componants of the brain stem?
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1receptors 2sensory receptors 3interneuron in spinalcord 4motor neuron 5 effector.
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What part of the eye changes the shape of the eye?
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ciliary muscles
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What is the part of the eye that detects color?
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cones
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What is the iris?
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the colored part of the eye that determins the amount of light entering the eye.
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What is the Eustachian tube?
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the middle part of the ear that equalizes pressure
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What is the part of the ear that converts sound waves into mechanical vibrations?
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Tympanic Membrane
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What is the oval window?
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barrier between middle ear and inner ear.
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name 3 neurotransmitters?
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dopamine, seratonin, and Acetylcholine
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