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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| All nerves of brain and spinal cord outside of cranial vault and spinal column. |
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| Area between cell body and Axon where the action potential is initiated. |
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| At end of axon, containing vesicles for neurotransmitter. |
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| Number of connections with other neurons. |
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| Charge ratio inside/outside neuron |
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| 3 Na+ outside cell for every 2 K+ inside cell. |
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| amount of mv needed for gates to open |
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| When -50mv is reached, allows positive charges in cell. |
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| Gates close, repolarization occurs, |
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| Gaps in myelin sheath that make depolarization occur incrementally. |
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| Group of Nerve Cell Bodies in the brain |
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| Group of nerve cell bodies in the P.N.S. |
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| All axons that travel within the brain and spinal cord. |
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| Nerve cell bodies inside the spinal cord and brain. |
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| Tough Mother - outer membrane layer of brain |
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| Spidery Mother - Middle layer of membrane of brain |
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| Tender Mother - Inner layer of membrane of brain |
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| Between Arachnoid and Pia layers of membrane of brain. |
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| Not mylinated. Located in cerebral hemisphere. |
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| Concentration, Planning, Problem Solving, Voluntary Motor Control |
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| Speech/Words, Primary Sensory Area |
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| Interpretation of sensory, visual, and auditory patterns. Primary auditory area. |
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| Visual area. Visual recognition of objects. |
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| "Switching Station" Relay between lower parts of brain and cerebral hemispheres. Everything converges here. |
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| Seat of Emotions/Seat of Hormones. Regulation of temperature and breathing. Autonomic nervous system. |
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| Use cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, and hypothalamus. Memory/Emotions. Mood disorders. |
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| Reptilian brain - Basic startle responses to sensory input. |
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| Communicate with cerebellum, helps with rate and depth of breathing. Swells. |
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| Brain Stem, Respiratory/Cardiac Control, Controls diameter of blood vessels. |
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| Coordinated movement control, fine motor control. All input coming into body goes through this first. Balance/Posture. |
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