Nervous System Pt 1 Flashcards
What does the CNS consist of?
Brain, Spinal cord
What does the spinal cord do?
Connects brain and peripheral nervous system
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Carries messages to and from the CNS
2 parts of PNS
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous sustem
Somatic nervous system
Controls voluntary muscles and transmits sensory information to the CNS
Autonomic nervous system
Controls involuntary body functions
2 parts of autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Sympathetic nervous system
Arouses body to expend energy
Parasympathetic nervous system
Calms body to conserve and maintain energy
Features of the nervous system:
Anterior/Rostal
Front
Features of the nervous system:
Posterior/caudal
Back
Dorsal
Top
Ventral
Bottom
Lateral
Toward the side
Medial
Toward the middle
Ipsilateral
Same side
Contralateral
Opposite side of
Two hemispheres
Adult human brain weight and cortex thickness?
Right and left
~3 lbs, ~3mm
Each hemisphere controls the
Opposite half of the body
Support and Protection:
Dura mater
Tough, flexible outermost meninx