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AP Psychology Unit 2: Neurotransmitters, Nervous Systems & Neurotransmission

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A subdivision of the human nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord. Transmits & receives messages to & from the PNS

Afferent Neurons; neurons that carry incoming information from the sense receptors to the central nervous system

central nervous system neurons that internally communicate between the sensory inputs and motor outputs

Efferent Neurons; neurons that carry outgoing information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands

the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

gaps or junctions between neurons, neurotransmitters are responsible for transmitting the impulse across the synapse