nervous system Flashcards
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5 senses
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vision - eyes - Photoreceptors (light, colour) Hearing - ears -Mechanoreceptors touch - skin - Mechanoreceptors smell - nose - Chemoreceptors taste - tongue - Chemoreceptors
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Nervous system
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
Autonomic Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
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Autonomic Nervous System
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-Regulates individual organ function and homeostasis
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Sympathetic Nervous system
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Concerned with enabling the body to undergo the ‘fight or flight’ response.
Adrenalin and noradrenalin are the neurotransmitters released
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Used to restore and conserve energy.
Lowers heart rate
Aids digestion
The neurotransmitter is Acetylcholine (Ach)
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neuron
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The functional unit of the nervous system
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types of neuron
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sensory, motor and inter
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HYPOTHALAMUS
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Regulates the release of hormones from the pituitary gland and Regulates functions
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Pituitary Gland
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The MASTER Gland!
