Nervous Sytem And Circulatory System Flashcards
(36 cards)
Main purpose of the nervous system?
To gather, interpret, respond to, store, and retrieve information
The nervous system is made up of the?
Central and peripheral nervous systems
Two main organs of the CNS?
The brain and spinal cord
Main component of the nervous system?
The central nervous system
Artery
A blood vessel that takes oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
Chamber
A space or room within the heart
Electrical Impulse
A sudden surge of energy in one direction
Pulmonary
Having to do with the lungs
Systemic
Having to do with the entire body
What is the purpose of the CNS?
Receives information from sense organs, analyzes the information, and then initiates a response which is carried to the designated body part via the peripheral nervous system
Links CNS to rest of body?
Peripheral nervous system
Basic unit of the nervous system?
A neuron, or nerve cell
A neuron transmits information in the form of?
Electrical impulses
Electrical impulses can travel from neuron to neuron at speeds close to?
Several hundred miles per hour
Central control unit of body?
Nervous system
Nervous system coordinates the body’s systems via the?
Autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Sends signals to certain organs so that they function without conscious thought
Somatic nervous system
Sends signals to muscles that are controlled voluntarily
The ___ system is of particular importance to the body?
Circulatory
Red blood cells?
Bring life-sustaining oxygen to other cells and take life-threatening Carbon dioxide away
White blood cells
Help body fight infection and inflammation
With every beat of your heart, life-giving and life-protecting blood cells are pumped throughout your body via?
75,000 miles of blood vessels
The circulatory system is divided into two main parts:?
The systemic circulation and the pulmonary circulation
Main organ of the circulatory system?
Heart
