The Peripheral Nervous System Flashcards
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Somatic system
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Communicates external stimuli to the brain and in return communicates instructions from the brain (light, sound, skin, movement)
2
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Automatic system
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Communicates internal stimuli to the brain ( heart, lungs, stomach)
3
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Sympathetic
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Causes arousal responses (ex increase heart rate, dilated pupils)
4
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Parasympathetic
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Calms the ns, seek balance aka homeostasis
5
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The peripheral nervous system
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Links with the central nervous system being the largest nervous systems of the body
