Chapter 8: Nervous System Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is CNS and PNS
A
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous system
2
Q
In PNS what is the voluntary and involuntary systems?
A
Somatic (V)
Autonomic (INV)
3
Q
In the Autonomic nervous system it is divided into two, what are those?
A
Parasympathetic and Sympathetic
4
Q
Parasympathetic
A
“REST AND DIGEST” normal
5
Q
Sympathetic
A
“FIGHT of Flight” Stress
6
Q
Which part of your nervous system inhibits digestion?
A
Sympathetic
7
Q
Which part of your nervous system causes your airways to constrict? want to normalize
A
Parasympathetic
8
Q
Where in the brain does most of the higher thinking and processing occur?
A
Cerebral cortex
9
Q
Part of the brain important in long term thinking
A
Hippocampus
10
Q
Fear and responding
A
Amygdala
11
Q
Processing sensory input except for the smell
A
Thalamus
