8.1 Divisions of the Nervous System Flashcards
Major Division that consists of Brain and Spinal Cord
Central Nervous System
The Peripheral Nervous System consist of?
All nervous tissue outside CNS, nerves and ganglia
Serves as communication link between the CNS and various body parts
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Subdivided division of the PNS
Sensory and Motor Division
Type of PNS division that has “afferent or towards” definition
Sensory Division
Type of PNS division that has “efferent or away” definition
Motor Division
A pathway of neurons that transmits action potentials to the Sensory Neuron
Periphery to Central
A pathway from CNS towards periphery division is called?
Motor Neurons
Components of Motor Division
Somatic and Autonomic Divsion
2 Categories of Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Means self-governing type of nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System
To what part does autonomic nervous system transmit its action potential?
from CNS to Cardia Muscle, Smooth Muscle and Glands
What type of Nervous system that has has both sensory and motor contained in the digestive tract.
Enteric Nervous System
It is commonly known as fight or flight action of the autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic Division
Parasympathetic Division is also called
Rest and Digest
