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nervous regulation

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regulation controls the amount and the direction of respones
irritablity ability of a cell to respond to its environment
impulses signal that travels along the nerve fiber and ends in the release of neurotransmitters
stimulus causes a change in an environment
response action resulting from the stimulus
receptor specialized structures sensitive to certain types of stimuli
neuron send electrical and chemical impulses
effector body parts that respond to the nervous sysytem command.they can be muslcles or glands.
cell body contains the nucleus and other organelles it is the site for metabolic activities
dendrites hair like structures,which recieves impulses first
convulation uncontrolled actions in the body
axon long thin structures that carries impulses away from the cell body to an effector or neurons
reflex arc impulse pathway
cerebrum it contains memory thought,analyzing and the senses
cerebellum it maintains balance and controls all voluntary and some involuntary movement
medulla oblongata lowest part of the brain that controls many involuntary activities
central nervous system sensory impulses are transmitted and motor impulses pass out
peripheral nervous system all other neurons outside the cns,divided into somatic and automatic nervous system
meninges three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
neurotransmitters brain chemical that allow transmission of signals from one neuron to another
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