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Unit 3: How does experience affect behaviour and mental processes?
Quick questions on Neurons and the nervous system: VCE Psychology Unit 3
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What are neurons?Show answer
A neuron is a nerve cell specialised to receive, process and transmit information as an electrochemical signal. Three functional types matter here:
What is somatic nervous system?Show answer
Carries sensory information from receptors to the CNS, and carries motor commands from the CNS to skeletal muscles. It controls voluntary movement (for example, deciding to pick up a pen).
What is autonomic nervous system?Show answer
Controls involuntary functions of internal organs, glands and visceral muscle (for example, heart rate, digestion, pupil size). It has three subdivisions:
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