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16 Cards in this Set
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Action Potential
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Rapid reversal or signs across the axon membrane.
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Pons
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Relay info. between the cerebrum and the cerebellum.
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Thalamus
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Relays sensory nerve impulses to the proper places.
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3 neurotransmiters
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-Dopamine
-Seretonin -Norepniephrine |
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Function of occipital lobe
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sight
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cornea
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at the front of the eye that lets light enter.
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What are the 3 ossicles names?
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-Hammer
-Stirrup -Anvil |
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What is the purpose of the eustachian tube?
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Equalizes pressure in the middle of the ear.
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What does the retina do?
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Converts light energy into nerve impulses.
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What do rods detect and what part of the eye are they at?
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-Black and white
-Peripheral |
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Medulla oblongata
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Center of autonomic NS control
eg. heart rate, breathing, blood pressure |
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Left hemisphere
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-logic
-language -science and math |
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Parietal lobe
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Sensation of touch, pain, temperature and pressure.
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What do somatic nerves control?
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skeletal muscle bones and skin
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What causes multiple sclerosis?
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Plaque or scars on the myelin sheath.
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Neurilemma
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Protective membrane that helps in re-generation of a neuron.
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