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    Drugs and the nervous system Neurotransmitters within the body include excitatory and inhibitory‚ noradrenalin‚ dopamine‚ serotonin; acetylcholine and glutamate are examples of excitatory neurotransmitters. GABA and glycine are examples of inhibitory neurotransmitters. General anaesthetics General anaesthetics act mainly on the central nervous system to stop information processing; these may be given by inhalation or intravenously. Nitrous oxide or laughing gas is used in maintain anaesthesia

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    Biopsychology: A specialty that studies the interaction of biology‚ behavior‚ and mental processes. Evolution: The gradual process of biological change that occurs in a species as it adapts to its environment new generations change as they adapt to changing environments Evolution has fundamentally shaped psychological processes because it favors genetic variations that produce adaptive behavior Charles Darwin:Wondered if animals were related and if all creations‚ even humans‚ could

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    If you think of the brain as a central computer that controls all the functions of your body‚ then the nervous system is like a network that relays messages back and forth from it to different parts of the body. It does this via the spinal cord‚ which runs from the brain down through the back and contains threadlike nerves that branch out to every organ and body part. When a message comes into the brain from anywhere in the body‚ the brain tells the body how to react. For example‚ if you accidentally

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    B Structures of the Nervous System This activity will increase your understanding of the different structures of the nervous system and brain. During the Web activity‚ you will view a variety of structures of the brain and nervous system and label each with the appropriate term. You will use this document to write a description for the terms you used in the activity. <Paste your Conclusion screen shot here> As you conduct the Structures of the Nervous System activity‚ follow along

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    Name________Amanda Fox BIO 23500-60________ BIO 235 Chapter 10 –Nervous System I 1) Define the following word parts. Ax-‚ axle: axon – cylindrical nerve process that carries impulses away from a neuron cell body. Dendr-‚ tree: dendrite – branched nerve process that serves as the receptor surface of a neuron. Funi-‚ cord‚ rope: funilicus – funiculi of spinal cord or bundle of nerve fibers. Gangli-‚ knot: ganglia – deliver information to the body -lemm‚ rind or peel: neurilemma – sheath

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    The autonomic nervous system is involved in the control of the heart‚ glands and smooth muscles of the body and plays a major role in regulating consciousness‚ vegetative (growth) functions. It is a nice‚ sunny day...you are taking a nice walk in the park. This time‚ however‚ you decide to relax in comfortable chair that you have brought along. This calls for "Rest and Digest" responses. Now is the time for the parasympathetic nervous to work to save energy - your blood pressure decreases‚ your

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    The nervous system comprises the central nervous system which is made up of the brain and spinal cord‚ with the main functions being processing information and determining responses and the peripheral nervous systems which is made up of all sensory‚ motor and inter neurons within the body and these are located on peripheral nerves. All of them work together to collect sensory data and also control the actions of the body. Sensory neurons collect sensory information and convey it to the brain‚ and

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    The Nervous System By: Brooklynne Harris Scenario A loud crashing sound causes everyone in the room to quickly turn their heads toward the source of the noise. Describe the path of the signal through the human nervous system from initial stimulus of sound to the response of turning the head. Crash and then turn of the head The Journey The loud sound that the person heard is the stimulus. In order to hear a sound‚ sound waves have to be generated and sent to the cochlea in the inner ear. From

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    It is amazing how some systems in our body works together in situations to help us to have the ability to react and be alert of our surroundings such as being in danger or suffering from stress which is an important factor of many health problems. The two systems that I am referring to are the endocrine and nervous systems. they help to regulate our bodies back to our normal state to help to maintain healthy functioning. There are two systems that work with one another to signal the brain when something

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    to as an effector organ because (A) the pupil constricts in the presence of bright light (B) the rods and cones are stimulated by light (C) images which fall on the retina are sent to the brain (D) neurons from the eye lead to the central nervous system Item 7 refers to the following diagram of the eye. 7. Which of the labeled parts contains cells called rods and cones? (A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV 8. Andrea leaves a brightly lit area and ventures into a dark closet. Which of the

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