Nervous System Divisions Flashcards
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Central Nervous system
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Brain and spine
controls movement, speech, sensors, thinking, awareness
Receives sensory info
Outputs motor messages
2
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Peripheral Nervous System
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contains rest of NS
controls involuntary actions
carries out brains orders
gathers and sends sensory messages to brain
3
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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FFF Response
releases stress hormones
Danger response
4
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Somatic Nervous System
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voluntary movement using skeletal muscles
looks after sensory and motor nervous systems
5
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Autonomic Nervous System
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unconscious processes
heartbeat, breathing, digestion, blood pressure, sexual arousal
communicates between organs, CNS and skeletal muscles
6
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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calms down body
conserves energy
slows heartrate
stimulates intestines, digestion and bladder
