nervous sytem 🧠 Flashcards
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ORGANS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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- brain
- sensory organs
- nerves/nurons
- spinal cord
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STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE COMPONENTS: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Cerebrum (brain):
- function: receives and processes sensory information, initiates response, stores memories, generates thoughts and emotion.
Cerebellum:
- function: maintain balance voluntary movement speech.
Spinal cord:
- function: conducts signals to and from the brain, control reflex activities.
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STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE COMPONENTS: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Sensory nerves:
carries sensory information towards the CNS. activated by sensory input from the environment.
Motor nerves:
transmit impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscle (skeletal and smooth) play a role in both voluntary and involuntary. also connects to glands.
