nervous Flashcards
(13 cards)
primary motor nerve of the face
facial nerve
how many pairs of spinal nerves are there?
31
what system does the nervous system wok in conjunction with to maintain hormonal balance
Endocrine
how does the sipnal cord connect to the brain
brain stem
three components of the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, nerves
the neurons that are contained within the papillary layer of the skin and monitor any changes.
sensory nerve endings
largest mass of nerve tissue
brain
what is the somatic nervous system responsible for?
all voluntary body functions
efferent nerves:
sends messages from the brain to the muscles for movent.
what is the primary sensory nerve of the face
trigenmial (5th)
2 main branches of the nervous systemm
central and peprphal
what occurs when sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the automatic nervous system work in conjunction with one another
homeostatis
how many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
12