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Medical science that studies the nervous system. |
Neurology. |
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Two main divisions of the nervous system. |
Central andperipheral. |
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parts of the central nervous system. |
Cerebrum, cerebellumand spinal cord. |
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What is the peripheral nervous mostly made of? |
Neurons and nerves. |
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Function of the nervous system. |
Sense changes withinand outside the body. |
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Two kinds of cells that made up the nervous system |
Neuroglia and neurons. |
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Main parts of a neuron. |
Dentrites, cell body,axon and myelin sheath. |
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Communication between neurons. |
Synapses. |
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Name of the two electrical signals. |
Resting potential andaction potential. |
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What does the somatic nervous system do? |
Controls voluntarymovements. |
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What does the autonomic nervous system do? |
Controls involuntarymovements. |
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Examples of actions performed by the autonomic system. |
Digestion, breathing,heart beating. |
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Located of gray matter. |
Inside the spinal cord. |
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How many neurons are there in the brain? |
100 billion. |
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What are the motor neurons for? |
Activation muscles and glands. |
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What are the sensory neurons for? |
Responds to stimulus. |
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What is a reflex? |
The simplest behavior. |
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What do the dentrites do? |
Respond to externalsignals. |
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What do the axons do? |
Conducts signals longdistances. |
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What is a neuron? |
A nerve cell. |
