Nervous system

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This system consists of the brain and spinal cord
CNS
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This system is made up of pairs of cranial and spinal nerves
PNS
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This neurone transmits impulses from the CNS to effectors
motor
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This neurone transmits impulses from the receptor to CNS
sensory
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This transmits impulses between neurones
intermediate
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This describes the involuntary response to a stimulus
reflex
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these allow impulses to jump along neurones
nodes of ranvier
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A junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter
synapse
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A chemical substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
neurotransmitter
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This system is made up of pairs of cranial and spinal nerves

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PNS

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This neurone transmits impulses from the CNS to effectors

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This neurone transmits impulses from the receptor to CNS

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This transmits impulses between neurones

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