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Nervous system Flashcards

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What are the 2 parts of the nervous system?

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Central Nervous System CNS

Peripheral Nervous System PNS

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What are the 2 parts of the CNS?

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Brain and Spinal Chord

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What are the 2 parts of the PNS?

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Autonomic and Somatic

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What does the somatic nervous system control?

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Voluntary functions

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What is the autonomic nervous system responsible for?

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Involuntary functions

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What are the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system?

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Parasympathetic decreases arousal, HR, blood pressure

Sympathetic increases arousal, HR

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What is the endocrine system?

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It instruct glans to release hormones into the bloodstream to certain organs

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Example of glands and hormones

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Thyroid releases thyroxine to control metabolic rate and protein synthesis

Ovaries release oestrogen to control mensuration and female sexual characteristic

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