AQA PSYCHOLOGY- BIOPSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
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AQA PSYCHOLOGY
AQA PSYCHOLOGY- BIOPSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Spinal Cord
connect the brain and peripheral nervous system
Somatic Nervous System
controls voluntary muscles and transmits sensory information to the CNS
Autonomic Nervous System
controls i...
controls voluntary muscles and transmits sensory information to the CNS
Autonomic Nervous System
controls involuntary body functions
Sympathetic Nervous System
arouses body for flight or fight
Parasympathetic Nervous System
calms body for rest and digest
Sensory Neuron
tells the brain about internal and external environment which is taken in by the senses
Relay Neuron
, connects the sensory and motor neuron but is skipped in a reflex
Motor Neuron
carries signals from the CNS which helps organs and muscles function
Synaptic Transmission
process by which nerve impulses pass across the synaptic cleft from the presynaptic to the post synaptic
neuron
Axon
conducts electrical impulses away from the nerve to the cell body
Synaptic Vesicles
store neurotransmitters to be to be released
Synaptic Cleft
when electrical signal reaches the presynaptic ending it allows the chemical message to diffuse across
Dendrites
receive electrical messages
Receptor
bind signalling molecules
Excitatory Synapse
likely for the post synaptic neuron to fire, caused by adrenaline
Inhibitory Synapse
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