Nervous System Flashcards
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Peripheral Nervous System
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Connects CNS to limbs and organs divided into two parts, somatic (sending messages from the senses to muscles) and autonomic which is divided into sympathetic (prepares us for action) and parasympathetic (calms us down)
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Somatic Nervous System
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Transmit messages from the senses, to the muscles allowing for a response.
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Divided into sympathetic (gets us ready for action) and parasympathetic (calms us down)
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Central Nervous System
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Consists of the brain and spinal chord and processes most information from all parts of the body
