Nervous System Flashcards
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Nervous system
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Central nervous system (brain & spinal cord)
Peripheral n.s. (all neural tissue outside of cns)
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Peripheral n.s. Functional set up
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Motor division (efferent) – divided into automonic n.s. and somatic n.s.
Sensory division (afferent) – divided into somatic sensory and visceral sensory
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Autonomic n.s.
visceral motor system
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Parasympathetic and Sympathetic n.s.
Automatic regulation of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular secretions at subconscious level.
