LG1 --> Recall the structure of the nervous system, with reference to the central (i.e brain and spinal cord) and peripheral (i.e somatic and autonomic) nervous systems

Question 1

Sympathetic

Answer 1

• Speeds up bodily functions
• Prepares the body for emergencies (fight or flight)
• Diverts blood flow away from the stomach
• Stops peristalsis (mixing food in the intestines)
• Maintains blood flow to the skeletal muscles and lungs
• Opens bronchials

Question 2

Parasympathetic

Answer 2

• Slows most functions down
• System in control when resting
• Increases blood flow to the digestive tract
• Controls heartbeat
• Stimulates the salivary glands
• Increases rate of peristalsis

Question 3

Nervous System

Answer 3

PNS:
Somatic & Autonomic
Somatic: Autonomic:
- Sensory - Sympathetic
- Motor - Parasympathetic

CNS:
Brain & Spinal Cord

Question 4

Somatic

Answer 4

• Info received through receptors
  1. mechanoreceptors (touch)
  2. photoreceptors (visual)
  3. thermoreceptors (temp)
  4. chemoreceptors (taste)
• Coordinates movement in the body