Nervous System Flashcards
communication thay transmit information
Nervous System
picking up stimuli
Sensory input
Decides what to do
Integration
Response when the nervous system activates
Motor output
Receives and process information
CNS (CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)
Transmit signals to CNS and the rest of PNS
PNS PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Stores memories and generates thoughts
Brain
Conducts signal
Spinal cord
Carry signals from the CNS
Motor Neurons
Carry signals to the cell from sensory
Sensory Neurons
Controls Voluntary Movement
Somatic Nervous system
Controls involuntary movement
Autonomic Nervous system
Fight of Flight
Sympathetic division
Res or digest
Parasympathetic division
Response to external and internal environment
Homeostasis
Consist of brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Located under the cerebrum
Cerebellum
whole brain
cerebrum
Base of the skull
Brain stem
Receives signals from other cells
Dendrites
also called as nerve cells
Neurons