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13 Cards in this Set
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What is the CNS (central nervous system) comprised of?
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The brain and the spinal cord.
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What is the PNS (peripheral nervous system) comprised of?
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The cranial and spinal nerves that extend beyond the CNS.
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What is nerves helps maintain a balanced internal environment when it comes to "rest and digest"?
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Parasympathic
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What is nerves helps maintain a balanced internal environment when it comes to "flight or fight" ?
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Sympathic
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What connects to the nerve cell one neuron with another over a fluid filled gap?
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Axon
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What receives stimuli from the internal and external enviroment?
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Dendrites
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What is the synapse?
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A fluid filled gap which neurons pass signals to individual target cells.
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What is the intergrative function?
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It uses the sensory information to make decisions by joining the sensory input with memories.
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What are the effectors?
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They are found in the muscles and glands that cause a response.
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The nervous system directs bodily defenses against external stimuli. T or F
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True
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The nervous system regulates the heart and breathing rates? T or F
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True
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The nervous system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. T or F
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False
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The nervous system releases heat build up by the muscular system. T or F
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False
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