nervous system Flashcards

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CNS and PNS

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CNS- Central nervous system - Brain and spinal cord
PNS- peripheral nervous system

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Hindbrain:

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Medulla- breathing, heart rate
Pons- Breathing
Cerebellum- Balance, co-ordination

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Midbrain:

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Alertness/sleep/wake cycle

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Forebrain:

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Cerebrum- L&R
Thalamus- Sensory&motor
Hypothalamus- Endocrine

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PNS splits into ANS (?) and SNS (?)

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ANS- autonomic nervous system - involuntary (inside body)
SNS- Somatic nervous system - motor/ voluntary

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ANS splits into sympathetic and parasympathetic

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Sympathetic - fight or flight
Up heart rate
Up breathing rate
No digestion

Parasympathetic- rest&digest
Down heart rate
Down breathing rate
Up digestion

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