The Nervous System Flashcards
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Central nervous system (CNS)
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Coordinates incoming sensory information and sends instructions to other parts of the brain. Consists of the brain and spinal cord
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Brain
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Centre of conscious awareness. Cerebral cortex outer layer (grey matter made of cell bodies)
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Spinal cord
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Responsible for reflex actions
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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
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Sends information to the CNS from receptors and transmits messages from the CNS to muscles/glands (effectors)
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Somatic nervous system
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Controls voluntary movement. Made of myelinated neurons (quicker)
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Autonomic nervous system
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Controls involuntary bodily functions. Consists of the sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest) nervous systems
