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What is the name for the electrical process moving info from dendrite to axon in the neuron?
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conduction
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What is the name for the chemical process which takes place between neurons?
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transmission
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This neurotransmitter is involved in sleep and memory and is related to Alzheimers and Myasthenia...
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Acetylcholine (ACh)
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This type of neurotransmitter is involved in mood, memory, sleep, and movement (just dopamine)...
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Catecholamines
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This neurotransmitter relates to mood, hunger, temperature regulation, sexual activity, arousal,...
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Serotonin (5-HT)
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This neurotransmitter is related to sleep, eating, seizures, anxiety and Huntington's disease.
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
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This neurotransmitter is related to learning, memory, long-term potentiation (responsible for...
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glutamate
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This neurotransmitter has pain-killing properties (analgesic), and relates to pleasurable experiences...
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Endorphins
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The superior portion of the spinal cord is responsible for carrying __________ messages.
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sensory (afferent) messages
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The inferior portion of the spinal cord is responsible for carrying __________ messages.
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motor (efferent) messages
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This system is responsible for relaying messages between the CNS and the body's sensory organs,...
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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
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The peripheral nervous system is made of the ______ nervous system and the ________ nervous...
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somatic
autonomic
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The somatic nervous system consists of _______ nerves (which carry info from sense receptors...
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sensory
motor
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This system within the peripheral nervous system (PNS) is associated with involuntary activity...
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autonomic nervous system
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Name and describe the 5 stages of CNS development.
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1. Proliferation – (2 ½ week old embryo) new cells in neural tube
2. Migration –...
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