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What are somatic functions?
This function of the peripheral nervous system connect the brain to the organs, limbs, and skin.
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What is the brain?
This organ is the command center of the body.
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What is the funny bone?
This clump of nerves commonly mistaken for a bone reacts with a ringing pain on certain contact.
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What is runners high?
This certain rush of dopamine often times happens after a strenuous exercise.
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What are neurotransmitters?
This signal sent through neurons via chemical.
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What are autonomic functions?
This functions of the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary body functions like breathing and blinking.
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What is the spinal cord?
This organ deals with relaying messages through the body using signals sent through the nerves. It is the pathway for messages sent.
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What are the parts of nerves?
These three microscopic parts consisting of the dendrite, axon and myelin make up this part of the body.
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What is dissociative amnesia?
This form of memory loss occurs usually due to trauma and blocks out certain memories that are attributed to a form of trauma.
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What are dendrite?
A short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron.
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What are sensory functions?
This function of the sensory nervous system allows for the body to interact with the environment by stimuli and sensations
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What are nerves?
Cells that carry messages from one body part to another to indicate actions by electrical signals.
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What is grey matter?
This form of neurons and nerves that occurs in the brain makes a greater appearance usually as you get older.
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What is synthestiga ?
This sensation anomaly allows people to mix senses such as to hear colours, feel sounds, taste shapes, and in rare cases, feel others' emotions.
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What are motor neurons?
These are special types of brain cells located in the brain stem.
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What are peripheral functions?
This function of the peripheral nervous system allows your body to connect with different body parts.
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What is the central nervous system?
This system controls most of the body's and minds functions and is made up of two parts.
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What is nerve hacking?
This form of subliminal control over the nervous system using light can be used like a message to nerves as to make some disease less prominent.
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What are Phantom Pains?
This form of sensation can be attributed to the brain and nearby nerves feeling sensation from a limb or other part of the body that was removed.
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What are reflexes?
These are involuntary and instantaneous responses to stimuli. These are automatic and do not need thought
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What is homeostasis?
This function of the central nervous system integrates information from the other parts of the nervous system and allows for a response.
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What is the peripheral nervous system?
This system is made up of millions of nerves, cells, and receptors that transmit signals to the command center of the body.
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What is vertigo?
This form of extreme dizziness caused by a problem with the equilibrium of your inner ear.
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What is hypocalcemia?
This deficiency of calcium causes the shutdown of the central nervous system.
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What are impulses?
The signal the travels along the length of a nerve fiber and ends in the release of neurotransmitters.
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