Human Nervous System Flashcards
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Central Nervous System
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Transmits and Recieves messages to and from the PNW
2
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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Carries messages to and from the CNS
3
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Brain
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Responsible for virtually everything we think, feel and do
4
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Spinal cord
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Connects brain to PNS
5
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Connects CNS to internal organs and glands; self regulating
6
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Somatic nervous system
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Carries messages from sensory receptors in the body to the CNS, and Moto-messages from the CNS to the skeletal muscles
7
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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Prepare body for action
8
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Para Sympathetic Nervous System
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Calms body after action
