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17 Cards in this Set
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Motor output |
The response that occurs when your nervous system activates certain parts of your body. |
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2 main parts |
The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. |
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Central nervous system |
Is the brain and spinal cord |
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Peripheral nervous system |
Is composed of all the nerves that branch off from the brain and spine that allow your central nervous system to communicate with the rest your body. |
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What is the PNS job? |
The pns job is to communicate, therefore it’s set up to work in both directions. |
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The sensory or afferent division |
Is what picks up sensory stimuli |
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Voltage |
The measure of potiential energy generated by separated charges |
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Voltage |
The measure of potiential energy generated by separated charges |
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Voltage |
We refer to that as the membrane potential |
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Voltage |
The measure of potiential energy generated by separated charges |
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Voltage |
We refer to that as the membrane potential |
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Resistance |
Whatever’s getting in the way of the current |
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Voltage |
The measure of potiential energy generated by separated charges |
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Voltage |
We refer to that as the membrane potential |
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Resistance |
Whatever’s getting in the way of the current |
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Current |
Indicate the flow of positively or negatively charged ions across the resistance of your cell |
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Current |
Equals voltage/resistance |
