Bellevue West Psychology Mod 7
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| show | A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system.
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| dendrite | show 🗑
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| show | The cell body of a neuron, which contains the nucleus and other parts that keep the cell healthy.
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| axon | show 🗑
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| show | The endpoint of a neuron, where neurotransmitters are stored.
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| action potential | show 🗑
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| refactory period | show 🗑
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| show | The state of a neuron when it is at rest and capable of generating an action potential.
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| show | The tiny, fluid-filled gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another.
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| neurotransmitter | show 🗑
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| show | A neurotansmitter effect that makes it more likely that the receiving neuron will generate an action potential (impulse).
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| inhibitory effect | show 🗑
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| show | Specialized cells in the sensory systems of the body that can turn other kinds of energy into action potentials (impulses) that the nervous system can process.
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| sensory nerves | show 🗑
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| show | Nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for processing information related to sensory input and motor output.
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| show | Nerves that carry information to the muscles and glands from the central nervous system.
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| show | A neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction and affects learning and memory.
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| antagonist | show 🗑
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| agonist | show 🗑
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| dopamine | show 🗑
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| serotonin | show 🗑
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| show | The brain and spinal cord.
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| show | The sensory and motor nerves that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body.
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| show | The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles.
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| autonomic nervous system | show 🗑
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| sympathetic division | show 🗑
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| endocrine system | show 🗑
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| show | chemical messengeras produced by the endocrine glands and circulated in the blood.
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| show | The endocrine system's highly influential "master gland" that, in conjunction with the brain, controls the other endocrine glands.
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| thyroid gland | show 🗑
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| show | Endocrine gland that help to arouse the body in times of stress.
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| show | The principle stating that if a neuron fires, it always fires at the same intensity; all action potentials are the same strength.
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| Parasympathetic division | show 🗑
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