nervous system Flashcards
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nervous system
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Communicating system for the body, receives, processes and responds to stimuli
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central nervous system
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contains brain and spinal cord, Processes and responds to information from PNS
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peripheral nervous system
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Process and responds to information from the CNS
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brain
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Master control organ responsible for everything in our bodies
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spinal cord
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Sends sensory information from CNS to PNS
Sends motor information from PNS to CNS
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somatic nervous system
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Voluntary actions
Carry messages to and from our organs, muscles and glands
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automatic nervous system
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involuntary movement
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sympathetic nervous system
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Activates in time of stress
Actives flight or fright response
