Chapter 4 - Glossary Flashcards
Afferent Division
Part of the peripheral nervous system containing nerve fibres that carry impulses to the brain and spinal corld: aka sensory division
Alarm reaction
See flight or fight response
Arachnoid mater
The middle meningeal layer
Ascending tract
any of the sensory nerve fibers in teh central nervous system that carry impulses towards the brain
Association area
A part of the cerebral cortex concerned with the intellectual and emotional processes such as memory, reasoning, judgement and personality,
Autonomic Division
The part of the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system that carries nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to internal organs, involuntary muscles and glands. Aka autonomic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system - ANS
The part of the nervous system that controls the body’s internal environment
Basal Ganglia
The masses of grey matter inside each cerebral hemisphere
Cardiac Centre
The part of the brain that regulates heartbeat: located in the medulla oblongata
Central canal
A hollow that runs through the centre o the spinal cord. Filled with cerebrospinal fluid
Central nervous system - CNS
The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
Cerebellum
The part of the brain behind and below the cerebrum, concerned with coordination of movement.
