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Nervous System & Memory
Chapter 4 and 10
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2009

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Term

CNS

(2 parts)

Definition

Central Nervous System

 

Consists of Brain and Spinal Cord

Term

PNS

(3 parts)

Definition

Perephial Nervous System

 

Somatic and Autonomic

 

Syampathetic and Parasympathetic

Term
Somatic
Definition
controls skeletal muscles
Term
Autonomic
Definition
regulates internal organs, blood vessels, and glands
Term
Dendrites
Definition
recieve info from neurons and transmits toward the cell body
Term
Cell body
Definition
keeps neuron alive and decided whether or not it is going to fire
Term
Axon
Definition
extended fiber that conducts impulses away from the cell body.
Term
Synapse
Definition
gap between two neurons
Term
Glial
Definition

Inside the neuron

remove wastes and toxins from touching the neuron

Term
 Myelin Sheath
Definition
fatty substance that surrounds the neuron axon
Term

Axon Terminal

(2 parts)

Definition

fibers at the end of the axon.

release neurotransmitters

Term
Neurotransmitters
Definition
chemical substance release by neuron, capable of effecting activity
Term
The Brain
Definition
Central Organ for thought and emotion
Term
Pons
Definition
  • Sleeping
  • Walking
  • Dreaming
Term
Medulla
Definition
  • breathing
  • heart rate
Term
Reticular activating system
Definition
Screens in coming information
Term
Cerebellum
Definition
  • movement
  • balance
  • reflexes
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