The nervous system Flashcards
1
Q
How is the nervous system structured?
A
It is split up into CNS and peripheral nervous system, CNS contains brain and spinal chord, PNS split into autonomic, somatic, ANS broken into symathetic and parasympethetic
2
Q
central nervous system?
A
info is proccesed
3
Q
PNS?
A
body wide messenger - neuron network - sensory - info to brain - motor - brain back out to the body
4
Q
Autonomic nervous system?
A
controls actions of internal organs and glands(involuntary actions)
5
Q
somatic nervous system?
A
controls muscles - voluntary movements
6
Q
sympathetic?
A
increases bodily activity, flight or fight response, increase things like heart and breathing rate
7
Q
parasymathetic?
A
decrease bodily activity, activates in rest
8
Q
homeostasis?
A
to keep everything balanced
