body systems Flashcards
1
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what are the 2 types
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CNS PNS
2
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3 functions of the CNS
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- receive sensory from environment.
- process info and coordinate
- organise and respond
3
Q
what are the 2 tracs of spinal chord
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acending takes sensory info to brain. descending motor neuron act
4
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function of the spinal chord
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to connect pns with info to the brain to react
5
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what makes u the CNS
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Brain and spinal chord
6
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what is the PNS
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the nerves that branch out from the brain and spinal cord.
7
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CNS def
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The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord: The brain controls how we think, learn, move, and feel. The spinal cord carries messages back and forth between the brain and the nerves that run throughout the body.
8
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PNS def
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The PNS consists of nerves and ganglia, which lie outside the brain and the spinal cord. The main function of the PNS is to connect the CNS to the limb
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