Biopsychology - The nervous system, neurons, synaptic transmission and the endocrine system

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What is the autonomic nervous system divided into?
Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
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What order are the neurons arranged?
Sensory, relay, motor
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What is the function of dendrites?
To carry nerve impulses towards the cell body
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What is an excitatory neuron?
A positive charge in the post-synaptic neuron
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What is the endocrine system?
A network of glands that uses blood vessels to deliver hormones to target sites in the body
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List the main glands of the endocrine system
Ovaries, testes, pituitary, adrenal
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What is a gap between nerve cells known as?
Synaptic cleft
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What are nodes of Ranvier?
Gaps between the myelin sheath
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What is the nervous system divided into?
The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
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What is the difference between the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system?
Autonomic = involuntary Somatic = voluntary
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