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| the four neurotransimtters |
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seratonin
ephinephrin
dopamine
acetylcholine |
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| basic building block of the nervous system |
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| how fast do neurons fire? |
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| absolute refractory period |
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| time when a neuron will not fire |
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| relative refractory period |
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| neuron will fire as quickly as it possibly can |
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| What does same stand for? |
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| sensory afferent motor efferent |
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| feeling, sending the signal to the brain |
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| moving, signal to move away, react |
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| spaces on a neuron missing myelin; help neurons communicate faster |
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| what does the central nervous system ecompass? |
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| the brain and spinal column |
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| what does the peripheral nervous system do? |
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| it sends signal to the central nervous system |
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| What are the two parts of the autonomic (unconcious) branch of the periphial nervous system? |
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| sympathetic and parasympathetic |
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| What does the somatic branch involve? |
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| conciously made decisions |
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| What's the difference between the somatic and the autonomic branches of the nervous system? |
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autonomic: unconscious processes
somatic: conscious decisions |
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