The control and regulatory system Flashcards
1
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what does the nervous system do
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- co-ordinates voluntary and involuntary actions through a network of nerves linking the brain to different parts of the body
2
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what are the two parts of the nervous system
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- central nervous system (CNS) - brain and spinal cord
- peripheral nervous system (PNS) - network of nerves
3
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what does the central nervous system (CNS) do
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- take in sensory information
- process information
- send out motor signals to complete tasks (responses)
4
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what does the peripheral nervous system do and contain?
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- sensory nerves (transmit sensation, pain and touch)
- motor nerves (control muscles)
- autonomic nerves (regulate automatic functions of the body e.g. blood pressure and bladder function)
- these all feedback to the CNS