Nervous System

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The two major parts of the nervous system are the

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peripheral and central nervous systems

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The speed of neural conduction between neurons will result in difficulties in speaking, vision, and balance if the ________________ insulating the axons is damaged or removed.

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Myelin Sheath

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Dr. Vazquez is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for

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carrying signals away from the cell body

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Which of the following is regulated by the autonomic nervous system: Breathing, Kicking a soccer ball, Balancing on one foot, Raising your hand?

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Breathing

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Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of _______________

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Neurotransmitters

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Neurotransmitters are ______________ that travel across the ______________ to another cell.

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chemicals; synapse

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The branch like figures that receive impulses & conducts them to the cell body

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Dendrite

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The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

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Somatic and Autonomic

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The ____________ is part of the peripheral nervous system and controls our senses.

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Somatic

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What is number 3 pointing at on the neuron? Dendrite, Axon, Myelin Sheath, Soma

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Myelin Sheath