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| Any change inside or outside of your body |
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| What is the main "job" of your nervous system? |
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| To maintain homeostasis (a balance, like not too hot or cold etc) |
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| Recieves impuleses and sends messages to the brain |
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| Relays information from sensory neurons to motor neurons (Like reflexes or fast reactions) |
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| Sends impulses from the brain to the muscles |
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| What body parts make up the Central Nervous System |
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| What body parts make up the Peripheral Nervous System |
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| All nerves BESIDES the brain and spinal cord |
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| Explain the somatic nervous system |
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| Cranial and spinal nerves that go from the central nervous system to the skeletal muscles |
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| Explain the autonomic nervous system |
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| Controls heartbeat, breathing, digestion and gland functions (all fo the automatic functions in your body) |
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| An automatic response to a stimulus that can not be controlled (the doctor tapping you knee with the rubber hammer) |
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| How do depressants effect the nervous system? |
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| Slows down the central nervous system and impairs judgement, reasoning, memory and concentration |
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| How does caffene (energy drinks) effect the nervous system? |
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| Speeds up the central nervous system. Too much can result in restlessness, tremors (uncontrolable shaking) and insomnia. |
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