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Neurons

the functional units of the nervous system that respond to physical and chemical stimuli

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glial cells

the cells that support and nourish the neurons (also known as schwaan cells)

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Sensory neurons

relay information about the environment to the CNS (five senses)

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Interneurons

link sensory neurons and motor neurons in the body

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Motor neurons

carry nerve impulses from CNS to the effectors (muscles and glands)(movement)

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cell body

contains the nucleus and where all the metabolic reactions occur within the cell

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Dendrites

branching terminals that carry information to the cell body (both sensory and motor)

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Axon

extension of the cytoplasm that carries nerve impulses from the dendrites to the effectors

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Myelin sheath

A layer of fatty tissue that covers the axon and protects it from losing charged ions formed by schwonn cells

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Nodes of Ranvier

the gaps in between the myelin sheath

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true or false: unmyelinated nerve fibres transmit nerve fibres faster because of salitory conduction

false

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white matter

myelinated neurons

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grey matter

unmyelinated neuron cell bodies and short, unmyelinated axons

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How is a electrochemical signal formed?

unequal concentration of positive ions across a membrane

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electrical current

a faster current that diminishes near the end and uses external source to generate energy

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Nerve impulse

a slower process that remains strong at the end and uses cellular energy(ATP) to move ions across a cell membrane

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membrane potential

when one is more positive than the other

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resting membrane potential

-70mV

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Polarization

The process where the inside of the membrane is negative and the outside is positive. Occurring due to a sodium potassium pump that moves potassium to the inside and the sodium to the outside

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Action potential

the all or non electrical signal that has a domino effect across the membrane in the axon

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threshold potential

-55mV

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Depolarization

the process where the sodium channels open up and the sodium ions flood into the inside of the membrane turning the inside of the membrane positive and the outside negative

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repolarization

the process where the potassium channels open up again and the potassium ions move from high to low and go to the outside of the axon

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hyperpolarization

where the potential dips too low and both the sodium and potassium channels are opened and the process of polarization occurs again

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refractory period

the recovery time before a neuron can produce another action potential

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synapse

the connection between two neurons (also synaptic cleft)

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Neuromuscular junction

synapse between a motor neuron and muscle cell(not in direct contact)

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Synaptic terminal

where one impulse will travel from one end to the opposite end

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synaptic cleft

the space between synaptic terminals

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neurotransmitters

chemicals that move from one neuron to the next that carry signals

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acetylcholine

most common neurotransmitter that causes depolarization

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presynaptic neuron

the neuron that releases the neurotransmitters

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postsynaptic neuron

the neuron that accepts the neurotransmitters

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Excitatory effect

a process that lowers the threshold and causes depolarization in the postsynaptic neuron

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Inhibitory effect

increases the threshold and prevents the postsynaptic neuron from depolarizing using potassium ions

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cholinesterase

the enzyme that hunts down and breaks down acetylcholine and stops the depolarization

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Norepinephrine

helps control alertness and arousal

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dopamine

controls body movements and linked to sensations of pleasure

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serotonin

regulates temperature and sensory perception(involved in mood control)

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endorphins

Acts as a natural pain killer in the brain ( also affects emotional areas of the brain)

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GABA

an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain

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Summation

when one postsynaptic neuron is excited/inhibited by more than one presynaptic neuron. Thus several neurons converge and release their neurotransmitters towards one neuron

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spinal cord

a primary part of the CNS that branches out from the centre of your body through nerves

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Brain

a primary part of the CNS that is the main centre for homeostasis, intelligence, consciousness and emotion

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hindbrain

composed of the cerebrum, medulla oblongata, and pons

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cerebellum

a walnut-shaped part of our brain that controls balance, fine voluntary motor skills, and unconscious coordination of posture

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medulla oblongata

responsible for the continuous rate control within our body like heart and blood rate (automatic)

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Pons

infront and above the medulla oblongata and is considered the relay centre in the brain for neurons

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Midbrain

a part of the brain that above the pons and controls the relay of visual and auditory information between the hindbrain and the forebrain

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Forebrain

composed of the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus

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Thalamus

the base of the forebrain that consist neurons that provide connections mainly in the forebrain and hindbrain

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Hypothalamus

below the thalamus and regulates the body's internal environment, emotions, hormones and coordination of the pituitary gland

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cerebrum

largest part of the brain which controls intellect, memory conciousness and language

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cerebral cortex

the covering of grey matter on the outside of each half of the cerebrum that controls language, memory personality, vision and conscious thought

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left brain

the intellectual and logical side

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right brain

the more creative and imaginative side

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occipital lobe

receives and analyzes visual information

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temporal lobe

responsible for auditory learning (wernickes)

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pareital lobe

responsible for sensory information (pain,pressure,position,touch temperature)

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frontal lobe

integrate info from other parts of the brain and control reasoning, critical thinking, memory and personality.

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somatic system

voluntary control in the PNS

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autonomic system

involuntary control

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sympathetic nervous system

your fight or flight reaction that releases norepinephrine when the body is put in a stressful situation

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parasympathetic nervous system

your rest or digest reaction that activates when the body is resting

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impulse-transmission pathway

sensory input->integration-> motor output

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reflex arc

the involuntary reaction that our body has to protect us from potential danger (sensory receptor->sensory input->integration->brain+SC->motor output->effector

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Sclera

external white layer of the eye

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cornea

the transparent part of the eye that bends light rays into the eye

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choroid

the intermediate layer of the eye that absorbs stray light not detected by the photoreceptors

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iris

regulates the amount of light entering the eye by expanding or constricting the eye

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pupil

the opening of the eye( black circle)

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Ciliary muscles

changes the shape of the lens in order to focus

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retina

internal layer made up of rods,cones and the fovea centralis

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rods

photoreceptors that are sensitive to dim light and movement

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cones

photoreceptors that and different to different wavelengths of light or colour

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fovea centralis

contains a high density of cones and rods and provides acute vision

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ganglion cell

the projection neurons of the retina

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bipolar cell

a cell that has two extensions that act as pathways

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amacrine cell

interneurons in the retina that are responsible for 70% of input to ganglion cells

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lens

focuses light rays onto the fovea centralis

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vitreous humor

helps maintain the shape of eyeball and supports the surrounding cells

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aqueous humour

maintains the shape of the cornea and providing oxygen and nutrients

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optic nerve

sends auditory info to the brain for it to process it and to interpret it

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blindspot

where the ganglion cells merge to the optic nerve where there are no photoreceptors

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acutity

sharpness of vision(like our resolution)

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Accomodation

charges optical power to maintain a clear image or focus on an object (the changing of our lens shape)

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adaptation

ciliary muscles that will flatten or thicken the lens the focus the image on the retina(what causes accommodation)

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binocular vision

using two lenses to view one image

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peripheral vision

seeing an image that is in our periphery(3D image)

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image focussing

how our eye flips an image within our brain

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myopia

nearsightedness where the eyeball is elongated and you need and concave lens to correct

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hyperopia

farsightedness where the eyeball is shortened and you need a convex lens to correct

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astigmatism

uneven curvature of the cornea

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outer ear

an air filled part of the ear that consists of the pinna and the auditory canal

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pinna

the outer flap of the ear that enhances sound vibrations and sends them to the auditory canal

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auditory canal

the canal that leads to the tympanum and amplifies sound waves also where ear wax and hairs are found to block foreign things from entering

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middle ear

an air filled part of the ear that contains the tympanum, ossicles and eustachian tube

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tympanum

a round elastic structure that vibrates in response to sound waves that are later passed onto the ossicles(eardrum)

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ossicles

three tiny interconnected that pass from one to another the names for these names are the hammer/malleus, anvil/incus, stapes/stirrups

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Eustachian tube

where the middle ear connects to the throat and when there is a pressure change in our surroundings then the pressure changes in our middle ear (popping of our ears)

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