Divisions of the Nervous System Flashcards
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Central Nervous System
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consists of the brain and spinal cord
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Peripheral Nervous System
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consists of all the nerves outside the CNS
3
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Somatic System
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voluntary movements
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Autonomic System
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involuntary movements
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Sympathetic Division
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fight or flight
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Parasympathetic Division
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rest and digest
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Sensory Division of the PNS
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afferent (toward); conducts action potentials from sensory receptors to the CNS
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Motor Division of the PNS
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efferent (away); conducts action potentials from the CNS to effector organs
