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VCE Psychology Unit 3 AOS 1 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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VCE Psychology Unit 3 AOS 1 Questions AndAnswers Latest Update
Autonomic nervous system -ANS>a self-regulating sub-division of the peripheral
nervous system that connects the central nervous system to the body's internal
organs and glands, providing feedback to the brain about their activities
Axon -ANS>a single, tubelike, extension that carries neural information away from
the neuron
Axon terminal -ANS>the end part of an axon collateral where terminal buttons that
store and secrete neurotransmitter are located
Central nervous system -ANS>the brain and spinal cord; processes information
received from internal and external environments and activates responses
Conscious response -ANS>a reaction to a sensory stimulus that involves
awareness; compare with unconscious response
Dendrite -ANS>an extension of a neuron that detects and receives information
from other neurons
Excitatory effect -ANS>when a neurotransmitter stimulates or activates a
postsynaptic neuron to perform its functions; compare with inhibitory effect
, Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) -ANS>the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter
in the central nervous system
Glutamate (Glu) -ANS>the primary excitatory neurotransmitter for information
transmission throughout the brain; plays crucial roles in the growth and
strengthening of synaptic connections during learning and memory formation
Inhibitory effect -ANS>when a neurotransmitter blocks or prevents a postsynaptic
neuron from firing and therefore performing its functions; compare with
excitatory effect
Interneuron -ANS>carries messages between sensory and motor neurons within
the central nervous system
Lock-and-key-process -ANS>describes chemical neurotransmission as involving
neurotransmitter with a distinctive shape that precisely matches the shape of the
receptor site on the postsynaptic neuron where it will bind or attach to its
receptors
Motor neuron -ANS>carries messages from the central nervous system to cells in
skeletal muscles, organs and glands to stimulate activity
Myelin -ANS>white, fatty substance covering and insulating an axon
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