VCE Psychology Units 3/4 Chapter 2 Nervous System Functioning Questions and Answers 100% Pass

VCE Psychology Units 3/4 Chapter 2 Nervous System Functioning Questions and Answers 100% Pass Autonomic nervous system - Correct Answer ️️ -A self regulating subdivision of the PNS that connects the CNS to internal organs, glands and visceral muscles providing feedback to the brain about their activities Axon - Correct Answer ️️ -A single, tube-like, extension that carries neural information away from the neuron, towards the Axon terminals Axon terminals - Correct Answer ️️ -The end part of an axon collateral where terminal buttons that store and secrete neurotransmitter are located Central nervous system - Correct Answer ️️ -The brain and spinal chord; processes information received from internal and external environments and activates responses (Receive, Process, Coordinate Response) Conscious response - Correct Answer ️️ -A reaction to a sensory stimulus that involves awareness Dendrite - Correct Answer ️️ -An extension of the neuron that detects and receives information from other neurons Excitatory effect - Correct Answer ️️ -When a neurotransmitter stimulates a postsynaptic neuron to perform it's functions