nervous system Flashcards
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nervous system:
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central nervous system (CNS) and Peripheral nervous sytem (PNS)
2
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CNS
PNS
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carries messages to and from the PNS
other way round
3
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CNS Inludes
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Brain:resp for everything we think feel do
Spinal cord:connects brain and PNS, intitiates relfexes
4
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PNS Inludes
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Autonomic nervous system: connects CNS to body internal organs, resp fr involuntary movment
somatic:carries messeges from sensory receptors to CNS & motor info from the CNS, volunaty moevemnt
5
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subdivision of autonomic
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sympathetic: actvates omternal muscles,organs,glands to prepare body for action, fight or flight
parasymthathetic: calms body after action, “rest and digest”, homeostasis, descrease activity of visceral muscles
enteric: controls gastriontestinal tract, regulates digestion
