102N.8 The Nervous System

Question 1

Neuroscience

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study of nervous system

Question 2

Central nervous syetem

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Responsible for all voluntary body action, thoughts, reasoning, facial expressions, and the function of 5 senses; is composed of the brain, spinal chord, and spinal and cranial nerves

Question 3

Autonomic nervous system

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Part of central nervous system and responsible for all involuntary body functions

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Peripheral nervous system

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Composed of sensory and motor nerves that extend from the brain and spinal chord to other parts of the body; all parts of nervous system beside brain and spinal chord; carries messages to and from the CNS

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Digestive system

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Breaks food down into chemical compounds that can be easily absorbed by cells or eliminated as body waste; gastrointestinal system and responsible

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Excretory stsem

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Eliminates solid, liquid, and gaseous waste products from the body; includes skin, liver, and kidneys to

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Respiratory system

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Made up of organs and tissue to assist with breathing; inhalation of oxygen to be absorbed into blood and transported to feed cells and tissues and exhalation of oxygen’s toxic byproduct, carbon dioxide

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Endocrine system

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Specialized glands that regulate and control the growth and general health and reproduction of the body; exocrine glands produce sweat and oil, endocrine glands release hormones into bloodstream

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Reproductive system

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Responsible for the process by which a living organism procreates and transfers the genetic code from one generation to the next; also produces estrogen and testosterone