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What are the two divisions of the nervous system? What is apart of each? 

Central (brain and spinal cord) and Peripheral (nerves) 

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What are the three meninges layers? 

Dura mater, Arachnoid mater, Pia mater 

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What are the 5 main sense receptor types? 

Chemoreceptors, pain receptors, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors

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What is the largest part of the brain?

Cerebrum 

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What do ventricles contain? 

cerebrospinal fluid 

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What are the 3 main functions of the nervous system? 

Sensory, Integrative, Motor 

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What are the four association areas of the brain?

Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe 

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What is the difference between Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles?

Meissner: detect fine touch

Pacinian: detect heavy pressure and vibrations

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What is sensory adaptation? 

ability to ignore unimportant stimuli 

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What is the difference between absolute and relative refractory period? 

Absolute: time when threshold stimulus does not start another action potential 

Relative: time when stronger threshold stimulus can start another action potential 

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What creates myelin in the CNS?

What creates myelin in the PNS?

Oligodendrocytes; Schwann Cells 

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What are the 5 parts involved in a reflex arc? 

receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector

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What colors do cones (visual receptors) contain?

Red (erythrolabe), Green (chlorolabe), Blue (cyanolabe) 

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What is resting membrane potential? 

-70 millivolts 

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What type of sense receptor is responsible for taste?

Chemoreceptors 

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How are neurons classified? What are the three different types of neurons? 

Classified by # of processes; Multipolar neuron, bipolar neuron, unipolar neuron 

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______ tracts carry sensory information to the brain.

______ tracts carry motor impulses away from the brain.

Ascending;Descending 

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What is referred pain?

When pain may feel as if it's coming from some other part of the body

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If you are being chased by a bear, is the sympathetic division or parasympathetic division active? 

Sympathetic

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What is the difference between convergence and divergence? 

Convergence: a group of 2 or more neurons coming into one single neuron

Divergence: a single neuron sending information to multiple neurons 

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What is saltatory conduction? 

Fastest method of action potential transmission; process of an electrical impulse traveling down a myelinated axon by jumping from node to node 

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How many cranial nerves are there? 

How many can you name?

12 cranial nerves

Olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal 

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If light passes through a convex lens, will light converge or diverge? 

Converge 

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What  type of pain is associated with A-delta fibers? What type of pain is associated with C-delta fibers?

sharp pain; dull aching pain 

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What is the pathway for sound waves? 

Auricle --> EAM --> Tympanic membrane --> auditory ossicle --> oval window 

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