Exam 4 Flashcards
Brain and spinal cord, and brainstem
Cns
Anything but brain and spinal cord; cranial nerves, ganglia, spinal nerves
Pns
Divisions of the PNS
Somatic and autonomic
Voluntary actions
Somatic
Involuntary actions; controls cardiac, smooth, and some skeletal muscle
Autonomic
Divisions of the autonomic nervouse system
Sympathetic and parasympathetic division
Fight or flight; increased heart rate, faster breathing, relaxed airways; emergency mode
Sympathetic
Rest or digest; slow heart rate, promote digestion; normal/everyday
Parasympathetic
Cerebellum, pons, medulla oblongata
Hindbrain
Cerebrum, cerebral cortex, limbic system
Forebrain
Divisions of limbic system
Hippocampus, amygdala, olfactory bulb
Maintains normal homeostatic processes
Medulla oblongata
Maintains balance and coordinate hand eye movements
Cerebellum
Serves as a relay between cerebellum and other areas of brain; regulates rate and depth of breathing
Pons
Processes sensory inputs of several types, including vision, olfaction, and audition
Midbrain