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14954765206afferent neuronssensory neurons0
14954765207efferent neuronsmotor neurons1
14954765208automatic nervous systemcontrols involuntary actions2
14954765209Sensory pathway neuronsIf you are typing on the computer keyboard, the sensation of your fingers touching the keys is most likely communicated by _____.3
14954765210Motor pathwaynerves coming from the CNS to the voluntary muscles4
14954765211Automatic neuronControls involuntary, and partial voluntary5
14954765212involuntary musclemuscle you cannot consciously control6
14954765213Voluntary muscleA muscle that is under conscious control7
14954765214Stem cellCell that can create the other cells of the body8
14954765215Sympathetic divisionPart of the ANS that is responsible to stressful events9
14954765216Parasympathetic divisionPart of the ANS that restore body to normal functioning10
14954765217Somatic divisioncontrols voluntary movements11
14954765218Motor divisionTransmits impulses from the CNS to effector organs12
14954765219AcetylcholineInvolved in memory and controls muscle contraction13
14954765220SerotoninControls mood14
14954765221GABAmajor inhibitory neurotransmitter15
14954765222GlutamateA major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory16
14954765223Norepinephrineinvolved in arousal and mood17
14954765224Dopamineinfluences movement, learning, attention, and emotion18
14954765225Endorphinsinvolved in pain relief19

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