More on our buddies Neurones Flashcards

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What’s an Interneuron

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These guys lay entirely within the CNS

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What’s an afferent Neuron

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They have their PHD’s in sending impulses towards our CnS and away from peripheral nervous system

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Another name for Afferent neuron

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Sensory Neurons

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Efferent Neurons

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These bad boys carry signals from CNS to peripheral system-goes to effector neuron

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Efferent Neurons, another name

A

Motor Neurons mate

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Effector Organs?

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Part of our body that produces a response
eg muscle contracting to move arm

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Where are synapses found

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Between the neurons are small gaps

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How are messages carried from synapses?

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Carried chemically by special compounds called neurotransmitters

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What happens when impulses reach synapses?

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Neurotransmitters are released and move across the gap and move sites on the other sie. Restarting electrical impulses

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