Name: _____________________________
Date: ______________________
Period: ______
NOTE TAKING GUIDE
What is the Nervous System?
Consists of
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Nerves: ____________________________________
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Nerve impulses: _________________________________________________
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Neuroglial cells: ____________________________________________________
Divided into the ______________________________ (CNS) and
____________________________________________ (PNS)
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CNS consists of _____________and ___________________
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PNS consists of ___________________________
What Are the Functions of the Nervous System?
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_________________ functions: internal and external changes
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__________________ functions: decision maker
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__________________ functions: carries out function
What is a Neuron?
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_________________________ and _______________________ units
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Transmits information in electrochemical form
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Every neuron includes a
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_______________: rounded area with two extensions
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_______________: receive electrochemical messages
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_______________: send information in nerve impulse form
How are Neurons Classified?
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Neurons differ in _____________________, ______________, and ________________
of their cell bodies
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Neurons also vary in function such as:
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Sensory
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Interneurons
Name: _____________________________
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Date: ______________________
Motor
3 major groups
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___________________________
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_________________________
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__________________________
Sensory Neurons
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________________ neurons
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Carry impulses to __________
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Dendrites have specialized tips
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Changes inside or outside body _______________ sensory nerves

Most unipolar; some bipolar
Interneurons
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Also known as association or internuncial neurons
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Lie within the _______________________________________
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__________________ neurons

Link to other neurons
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Transmits impulses from _________________ of the brain/spinal cord to
_________________

_____________ incoming sensory impulses
Motor Neurons
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_____________ neurons

Multipolar

Carry nerve impulses _____________ the brain/spinal cord to effectors
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Stimulates ____________________ and ________________________
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Causes reactions
What is a Synapse?

The junction between any two __________________________ neurons
Period: ______
Name: _____________________________
Date: ______________________
Period: ______

Not in direct _________________ contact separated by synaptic cleft

Synaptic transmission is a _________ __________ process, like a phone call

Neurotransmitters carry out synaptic transmission
Frontal Lobe

Location: ________________ and _________________ area of the cortex

Function: Carries out higher mental processes
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______________________
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______________________
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_______________________
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_______________________
Parietal Lobe
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Location: Upper, ____________ part of the cortex

Function: Processes sensory information
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_____________________
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_____________________

_____________________
Occipital Lobe

Location: _____________, back part of the cortex

Function: Responsible for processing _______________ ____________________ from
the eyes
Temporal Lobe

Location: Bottom _______________ part of the cortex; behind the temples

Function: Responsible for processing _________________ information
Cerebellum

Location: ______________ area of the brain

Function: Responsible for __________________ and coordination of the body
Medulla Oblongata
Name: _____________________________
Date: ______________________

Location: Lower part of the _____________________

Function: Carries out and regulates life sustaining functions
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________________
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________________
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_________________
Period: ______
The Difference Between CNS and PNS
CNS
PNS
What is the Autonomic Nervous System?

Portion of PNS that functions ________________________ without a conscious effort

Controls

_____________ _____________
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_____________ _______________
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________________
Name: _____________________________

Date: ______________________
Period: ______
Regulates
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___________ _____________
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______________ ____________________
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__________________ ______________
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_________________ __________________________
What is the Difference Between Sympathetic and Parasympathetic?
Sympathetic
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Parasympathetic
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What are the Human’s Somatic Senses?

Touch and _________________


Temperature

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Free ends of sensory nerve fibers
________ sets of free nerve endings
Pain

Two main types of pain fibers

________________

_______________
Relationship Between Sense of Taste and Smell

Chemicals in food are detected by ______________ ___________

Odorants are detected by _________________ _________________ located in the nose

Olfactory information passes to the orbital cortex

The combination of __________ and _____________ information helps create
the perception of flavor