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Nerve System Flashcards

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What are the three main parts of a neuron?

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Dendrites, cell body, axon

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The parts of the CNS (central nervous system are)

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Your brain and spinal chord

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3
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What is the layer of insulation called that surroundeds a nerve

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Myelin sheath

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4
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What are the three receptors found in skin?

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Touch, pain, temperature

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What is the function of dendrites?

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Branch out to other nerves and receive messages

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What are neurotransmitters

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Chemicals that get released into the space between the neuron. (Synapse)

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What are sensory neurone

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They carry messages to sense organs. Such as ears, eyes ect

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What Is the function of a motor neurone?

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Carry messages from the cns to effectors

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9
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What is a stimulus

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A trigger. Like heat

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What is a response

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It’s the action you physically make after the stimuli

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What are receptors

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They are special cells that detect stimuli

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What are effectors

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They are muscles or glands that put the messages into effect

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13
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What are the three steps to the reflect arc?

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1- arrival of stimulus and activation of receptor 
2- activation of sensory neuron
3- info processing in the CNS
4- info sent to motor neurone 
5- than to effector
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14
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Relay neurone is aka

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Inter-neuron

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15
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What are the three neurone?

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Motor
Sensory
Connecting

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16
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From the enterence of a cell to the exit name the parts

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Dendrites, nucleus,cell body,axon, myelin sheath, axon terminal

17
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What is the synapses

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The connecting point between nerves. When the neurotransmitter is released.

18
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Motor neuron in a nutshell

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Causes movement is muscles

19
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Sensory neuron in a nutshell

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Carry’s sensations to cns

20
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Connecting neuron in a nutshell

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Very small, have lots of dendrites and don’t have mylein

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