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| The sensory or afferent nerves are responsible for detecting sensory information from the environment or from inside the body and bringing it to the CNS for interpretatio |
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| Autonomic Nervous system (ANS) |
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| in charge of your body’s automatic functions, such as the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems . |
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| Long Branches far form the cell body |
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| portion of the neurons that contain nucleus |
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| a system consists of brain and spinal cord |
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| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
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| central canal of a spinal cord |
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| short branches near the cell body |
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| an area of skin innovated by a spinal nerve |
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| the motor or efferent nerves bring information or pulses from the central nervous system to the PNS to control the movement or action of a muscle or gland |
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| are collections of neurons cell bodies outside the CNS |
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| a structure found only in the central nervous system . link sensory and motor neurons together |
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| are membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord |
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| structures that function as support cells for other neurons . |
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| released into the post synaptic structures when a nerve impulses |
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| prepares the body for resting and digesting by for example keeping the heart rate relatively low. |
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| Burning to tingling sensation |
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| Peripheral nervous system (PNS) |
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| the system that branches off the central nervous system |
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| a structure form when spinal nerves fuse together |
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| Somatic nervous system (SNS) |
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| governs your skeletal or voluntary muscle |
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| prepares organs for “fight or flight’ stressful or emergency situations |
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