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-BIOPSYCHOLOGY-
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,After studying this module, you should be able to:
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● Identify the main structures of a neuron.
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● Describe the action potential.
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● State the all-or-none law of the action potential.
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● Describe communication at synapses.
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, QUESTIONS
1. Imagine you are on an airplane preparing to jump out for your first-
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ever experience skydiving
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2. Which nervous systems would be involved, and in what way? How would your en
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ocrine system react?
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3. What role would the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain play in your skydiving ex
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erience?