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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

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THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE   INTERPRETATION, PROCESSING AND RESPONSE  
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ANOTHER NAME FOR NERVE CELLS   NEURONS  
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HOW MANY TYPES OF NEURONS ARE THERE IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. WHAT ARE THEY   3. SENSORY,MOTOR, AND MIXED  
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WHAT ARE AFFERENT NEURONS   SENSORY NEURONS.RELAYS TO THE CNS  
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WHAT ARE EFFERENT NEURONS   MOTOR NEURONS. RELAYS FROM THE CNS  
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WHAT ARE MIXED NEURONS   THEY CAN CARRY IMPULSES TO AND FROM THE CNS  
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WHAT IS MYELIN   PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE AXON OF THE CELL  
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WHAT ARE NEUROGLIA   NERVE GLUE. HELPER CELLS FOR THE NEURONS  
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WHAT NEUROGLIA CELL MAKES MYELIN   OLIGODENDROCYTES  
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WHAT DO MOTOR NEURONS DO   CONDUCT IMPULSES (MESSAGES) FROM THE CNS TO THE BODY (EFFERENT)  
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WHAT IS A STIMULUS OR STIMULI   CHANGES OCCURING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BODY  
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THESE COVER THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CORD   MENINGES  
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WHAT IS THE CNS (CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)   THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD  
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WHAT IS PNS (PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)   CRANIAL AND SPINAL NERVES  
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NAME THE DIVISIONS OF THE PNS   SOMATIC AND AUTONOMIC  
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WHAT DOES THE SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROL   SKELETAL MUSCLE.VOLUNTARY FUNCTIONS  
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WHAT DOES THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROL   THE INVOLUNTARY BODY FUNCTIONS  
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WHAT DIVISION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CONNECTS THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD   PERIPHERAL  
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THE FOLDS OF THE BRAIN ARE CALLED   GYRI  
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WHAT ARE THE GROOVES BETWEEN THE RIDGES OF THE BRAIN   SULCI  
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WHAT ARE THE THREE LAYERS OF THE MENINGES. NAME THEM FROM OUTER TO INNER   DURA MATER, ARACHNOID MATER, PIA MATER  
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THE SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC ARE DIVISIONS OF THIS   AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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A RESTING NEURON WAITING FOR A STIMULUS IS   POLARIZED  
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THE SPACE BETWEEN THE AXON OF ONE NEURON AND THE DENDRITE OF ANOTHER IS   THE SYNAPSE  
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WHAT PART OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE "FIGHT OR FLIGHT" RESPONSE   SYMPATHETIC  
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WHAT CELLS SUPPORT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM   NEUROGLIA  
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WHATS THE NAME OF THE CHEMICALS CONTAINED IN THE AXON TERMINALS   NEUROTRANSMITTERS  
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WHAT IS THE CNS CALLED DURING FETAL DEVELOPMENT   NEURAL TUBE  
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THE FATTY COVERING THAT INSULATES THE AXONS IS CALLED   MYELIN  
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WHAT ARE AXONS   THE "TAIL" OF A CELL. CONDUCT NERVE IMPULSES AWAY FROM THE CELL BODY  
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