Biological Sciences Flashcards
1
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Nervous system
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Sends messages/electrical signals to brain
2
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CNS
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Central nervous system
Brain reads signals from nerves, regulates how you think, move + feel
3
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PNS
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Peripheral nervous system
Relays info from brain + spinal cord to organs, arms, legs, fingers, toes
4
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Somatic nervous system
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guides voluntary movements
5
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Autonomic nervous system
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regulates involuntary movements
6
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Sensory (afferent) division
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picks up sensory stimuli & transfers that info to brain
7
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Motor (efferent) division
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sends directions from brain to muscles + glands
8
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Somatic voluntary (nervous) system
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controls skeletal muscle movement
9
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Autonomic (involuntary) nervous system
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controls heart + lungs + stomach
