the nervous system Flashcards

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primary sensory

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processing affeernt somatosensory input and contributes to the integration of sensory and motor signals for our skilled movemnt

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association cortex

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sensory info

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secondary sensory

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association with spatial and memory with sensory experiences

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posterior commissure

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located more towards the posterior part of the cerebral cortex in the posterior wall of

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Gray matter

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Gray matter neuron arranged in layers forming a sheet of tissue

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white matter

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axons and glia cells forming tracts interconnecting the brain

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central nervous system

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the central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.The peripheral nervous system consist of all nerves and neurons.
The autonomic nervous system is involved in controlling smooth muscles ,the heart and various glands.

the sympathetic activatedincreass heart rate,diverst blood from the digestive trac to somatic muculature and prepares the body for fight or -fight responses by stimulating the adrenal glands.

Parasympathetich branch is responsible for decreasing heart rate and stimulation digestion

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spinal cord

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the spinal cord takes in sensory info from the body’s perheral sensory receptors , relasy it to the brain and conducts the outgoing motor signals from the brain to the muscles.

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the brainstem

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medulla ,pons,cerebellum and midbrain

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