Psychological Science – 7th Edition by Elizabeth A. Phelps, Elliot Berkman & Michael S. Gazzaniga | Chapter 3 Test Bank: Biology and Behavior | Verified A+ Exam Resource

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, Central Nervous System (CNS)
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brain and spinal cord am am am




Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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All nerve cells in the body that are not part of the central nervous system.
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The Peripheral nervous system includes the somatic and autonomic nervous
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system

Neurons
The basic Units f the nervous system; cells that receive, integrate, and
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transmit information. am




Neural Networks
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interconnected neural cells am am




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sensory nerves that provide information from the skin and muscles
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Motor Neurons
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direct muscles to contract or relax, thereby producing movement
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Inter-neurons
Relay stations facilitating communication between sensory and motor
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neurons

Dendrites
Branch-like extensions of the neuron that detect information from other
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neurons

Cell body
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The sit in the neuron where information from thousands of other neurons is
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collected and integrated am am




Axon
A long, narrow outgrowth of a neuron by which information is conducted
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from the cell body to the terminal buttons
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At the ends of acorns, small Doyle's that release chemical signals from the
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neuron into the synapse am am am




Synapse
The gap between the terminal buttons of a "sending" neuron and the
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dendrites of a "receiving" neuron, where chemical communication occurs
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between the neurons am am