nervous system Flashcards
1
Q
central nervous system (CNS)
A
brain and spinal cord
2
Q
spinal cord
A
an information superhighway for our body
3
Q
peripheral nervous system
A
consists of all nerves that radiate from the central nervous system to the rest of your body
4
Q
parts of peripheral
A
autonomic and somatic
5
Q
Autonomic
A
connects CNS to all the smooth and involuntary muscles (ex: heart beating, stomach digesting food)
6
Q
parts of autonomic system
A
sympathetic and parasympathetic
7
Q
sympathetic
A
energizes our body for action
8
Q
parasympathetic
A
calms body down, rebalances body to a more natural state
9
Q
somatic
A
contains the nerves that transmits signals like sight, smell, taste, pain, sound from sensory organs to CNS
