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1
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what is the central nervous system made up of

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brain and spinal cord

2
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what are the 4 main lobes the brain consists of

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frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
occipital lobe

3
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what are the lobes functions

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frontal lobe- associated with higher order functions
parietal lobe- sensory information
temporal lobe- processes auditory information
occipital lobe- processes visual information

4
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what does the brain stem control

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involuntary processes e.g breathing

5
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role of the spinal cord

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to transfer messages to and from brain

6
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the peripheral nervous system consists of

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somatic nervous system

autonomic nervous system

7
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what is the role of the peripheral nervous system

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to relay messages from the CNS to rest of body

8
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role of somatic nervous system

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to carry sensory information from the outside world to the brain and provide muscle responses via the motor pathways

9
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what is the somatic nervous system made up of

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sensory receptors that that carry information to brain and spinal cord

10
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role of automatic nervous system

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actions without conscious awareness that are regulated by the ANS

11
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what are the two components of the automatic nervous system

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sympathetic nervous system

parasympathetic nervous system

12
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what is the sympathetic nervous system involved in

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responses that prepare the body for flight or fight response

13
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sympathetic nervous system pathway

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impulses travel from the SNS to organs in the body to help us prepare for for action
increase more important things like heart rate and suppress digestion

14
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role of the parasympathetic nervous system

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to relax body and return us to our normal resting state

slows down heart rate, breathing rate