NERVOUS SYSTEM Flashcards
1
Q
NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
A
- perception of external world (also body state)
- thinking, reasoning, memory, language, emotion + motivation
- action
- regulation of body functions (breathing, digestion + heart rate)
2
Q
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
A
- brain + spinal cord
- perception, cognition + action
- manager of behaviour
3
Q
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
A
- nerves + receptors
- sensation, action + body regulation
4
Q
SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
A
- sensory receptors taking info (from muscles, skin) TO brain
- motor neurones taking info FROM brain to skeletal muscle
- FUNCTION -> input to (sensory) + output from (motor) brain
5
Q
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
A
- sensory receptors taking info (from smooth muscle, heart muscle, glands, adipose) TO brain
- motor neurones taking info FROM brain to viral organs
- FUNCTION -> body regulation
- sympathetic/ parasympathetic
6
Q
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
A
e.g. causing increase in heart rate
7
Q
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
A
e.g. causing decrease in heart rate
8
Q
ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
A
considered the ‘brain’ of the gut
