Division of the Nervous System

Question 1

What are the 2 types of nervous systems

Answer 1

Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System

Question 2

What does the central nervous system consist of and what are there roles

Answer 2

Brain = conscious awareness - involved in all psych processes

Spinal cord = transfer messages to and from brain
^ simple reflexes that don’t involve brain

Question 3

What is the role of the peripheral nervous system

Answer 3

relay messages (nerve impulses) from CNS to rest of body

Question 4

What is the peripheral nervous system split into

Answer 4

Somatic nervous system - voluntary
^ communication between CNS and rest of world. Made by sensory receptors that carry info to CNS and motor pathways which allow brain control

Autonomic nervous system - involuntary

Question 5

What is the autonomic nervous system split into

Answer 5

Sympathetic nervous system = fight/flight

Parasympathetic nervous system = stabilise homeostatis