Nervous System Flashcards
Fight or flight
Sympathetic nervous system
Controls hormones/glands
Endocrine system
Involved in voluntary movement
Somatic nervous system
Automatic functions (like digestive/liver)
Autonomic nervous system
Brain/spinal cord
Central nervous system
Rest/digest
Parasympathetic nervous system
X-rays of the brain
CT Scan
Suction cups measure electrical activity
EEG Scan
Magnetic field creates image via complicated machine
MRI Scan
Radioactive sugar shows brain activity
PET Scan
Sympathetic nervous system
Fight/flight
Endocrine system
Glands control hormones
Somatic nervous system
Voluntary movements
Autonomic nervous system
Controls automatic functions like digestion
Central nervous system
Brain/spinal cord
Parasympathetic nervous system
Rest/digest
CT Scan
X-rays of the brain
EEG Scan
Suction cups show electrical activity in the brain
MRI Scan
Magnetic fields in a machine create an image of the brain
PET Scan
Radioactive sugar shows brain activity
