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    Anatomy And Physiology Essay

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    13: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves Chapter 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves Chapter 15: The Autonomic Nervous System Chapter 16: Sensory‚ Motor‚ and Integrative System Chapter 17: The Special Senses Chapter 18: The Endocrine System Chapter 19: The Cardiovascular System - The Blood Chapter 20: The

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    endorphins‚ and ex plain how drugs influence neurotransmitters. 6. Identify the major divisions of the nervous sys tem and their primary functions‚ and describe the neurons that carry information throughout the system. 7. Describe the operation of reflexes in the spinal cord and neural networks in the brain. 8. Identify and explain the methods used in study ing the brain. 9. Describe the functions of structures within the brainstem‚ as well as those of the thalamus and the cerebellum. 10. Describe

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    Nervous System Differences according to: Motor neurons Sensory neurons Autonomic neurons Function Transmits impulses from the CNS which consists of the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands elsewhere in the body Transmits impulses inwards from the sense organs to the CNS Located within the CNS‚ they transmit the electrical impulses generated by the stimuli to other nerves Structure Have Dendrites‚ Cell Body‚ Myelin Sheath‚ Node of Ranvier and Synaptic Knobs. The cell body is

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    Zaidi Somatic Nervous System and Endocrine System Zaid Z. Usmani Spinal Cord Mutahar Maqbool Mid Brain and Hind Brain Arslan Manzoor Brain Introduction‚ Brain facts and Forebrain Table of Contents Summary 4 The nervous system explanation 5 Neurons 8 Neurotransmitters 18 Brain 23 Forebrain 26 Midbrain 30 Hind Brain 30 Spinal Cord 32 Structure of spinal cord 32 Function of spinal cord 33 Blood supply to spinal cord 35 Peripheral nervous system 43 Autonomic Nervous

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    neurotransmitter on the receptor sites of the next cell‚ increasing or decreasing the activity of that cell. 15.The spinal cord is a long bundle of neurons that carries messages to and from the body to the brain that is responsible for very fast‚ lifesaving reflexes. 16.A neuron that carries information from the senses to the central nervous system and is also known as the afferent is called a sensory neuron. 17.All nerves and neurons that are not contained in the brain and spinal cord but that run through the

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    Psychology exam 1

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    (pp. 54-57) 4. Identify the major divisions of the nervous system and describe their functions‚ noting the three types of neurons that transmit information through the system. 5. Contrast the simplicity of the neural pathways involved in reflexes with the complexity of neural networks. The Brain (pp. 58-80) 6. Identify and describe several techniques for studying the brain. 7. Describe the functions of the brainstem‚ thalamus‚ cerebellum‚ and limbic system. 8. Identify the

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    integrate sensory input and motor output Nervous System: Primary Divisions • Central Nervous System (CNS) • Brain and spinal Cord • Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) • Network of nerves connecting CNS to body • Two subdivisions: • Somatic nervous system • Autonomic nervous system

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    Community College of Philadelphia Department of Biology Biology 109: Anatomy and Physiology I Course Syllabus and Laboratory Schedule CCP Main Campus: Department of Biology Office‚ Room W2-5A Department Head: Dr. Linda Powell Office Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday – Friday (Fall & Spring) 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Thursday (Summer I & II) Phone (215) 751-8432 Fax (215) 751-8937 E-mail: lpowell@ccp.edu Student’s Name _____________________________________ Class Section _______________________________________

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    Peripheral Nervous System

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    peripheral nervous system is divided into two major parts‚ somatic and autonomic nervous system. The somatic nervous system is made up of nerves that connects to voluntary skeletal muscles and to sensory receptors. Theses nerves cars information using the skin‚ muscles and joint to pass on to the central nervous

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    The Nervous System Notes

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    coming in (smells‚ tastes‚ sounds‚ thoughts) 2) integration- processing‚ happens in the CNS 3) motor output- commands/directions leave and go to all cells in the body -We are only aware of 1% of our sensory input -Somatic/voluntary structures: refers to skeletal muscle and skin -Autonomic/Visceral structures: structures under involuntary control (cardiac muscle‚ smooth muscle‚ glands) -Afferent: carrying impulse towards the CNS -Efferent: carrying impulse away from the CNS -CNS: the control center/headquarters

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