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| parts of the CNS(Central Nervous System) |
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-Brain
-Spinal Cord
-Protection |
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-meninges-3 layers of tissues
-cerebrospinal fluid |
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-dendrites
-cell body-central
-axon |
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sensory neuron
interneuron
motor neuron |
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has myelin sheath
covers axons |
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no myelin sheath
dendrites, cell bodies |
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| Peripheral Nervous System(PNS) |
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| connects CNS to extremities via nerves |
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-don't have to think about
-CNS to cardiac muscle, smooth muscles, and glands |
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sympathetic (fight or flight)
parasympathetic (calms things down) |
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| five parts of reflex action |
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receptor
sensory neuron
interneuron
motor neuron
effector |
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| higher mental functioning |
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| left hemisphere of the brain |
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| 3Rs (controls right side of the body) |
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| artistic (controls left side of the body) |
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| both hemispheres communicate with each other through a mass of nerve fibers |
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-outer region of the brain
-deeply grooved or convoluted |
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frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal |
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-associated with motor control
-personality, judgement, and self control |
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| coordinates muscle activity |
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-breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure
-part of brain stem |
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-links cerebrum and cerebellum
-helps breathing, eye movements, facial expressions
-part of brain stem |
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| coordinates movements of both eyes |
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"master switch" of the cerebrum
"tune out"-every 20 minutes
"high alert" |
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-thalamus-switchboard
-hypothalamus-controls unit for body's automatic systems |
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| a person's action can be completely explained as responses to particular stimuli |
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nutrition
rest-REM (rapid eye movement) dream while sleeping |
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-depressant
-poison-acetaldehyde
-neuritis-inflammation of the nerves
-addiction-one out of every ten causes delirium
-causes accidents and crime |
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paralysis
spinal cord and nerves
brain |
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| spinal cord and nerves injury |
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whiplash
sciatica
average age-19 |
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-stroke-most common serious injury of nervous system
-concussion
-amnesia
-coma-prolonged unconscious state |
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-blood-brain barrier (not a disease)
-meningitis
-multiple sclerosis-self immune disease (diet helps)
-poliomyelitis
-tetanus
-parkinson's-keep mind active, diet
-dementia
-alzheimer's
-epilepsy-too much information at once
-cerebral palsy |
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-pain receptors
-mechanoreceptors-touch and pressure
-thermoreceptors-temperatures other than normal body temperature |
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-taste-taste buds
-smells-receptors to olfactory nerve |
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-cochlea-hardest bone in the body
-semicircular canals-helps us maintain our balance
-we have 2 muscles for a reflex arch to prevent damage to the ear |
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