The Nervous System Flashcards
(25 cards)
Concious response is
Somatic
Two types or nervous system
Central nervous system and autonomic nervous system
Unconscious response
Autonomic
Reflex arc is
Bodies natural reaction
Nerve fibres which lead to the spinal cord are mostly…
Sympathetic
Sympathetic…
Speeds things up
Parasympathetic
Slows this down
Cerebrum…
Thought processes, memory and speech
Cerebellum
Balance, coordination and space awareness
Brain pons are
Respiratory centres
The brain medulla is
Cardiac centres, vasomotor centres and respiratory centres
Mounds in the brain are
Gyri
Gyri separated by valleys which are
Shallow
Each brain cortex separated by 4 loves
Frontal, partiel, temporal and occipital
Short term memory is stored within
The hippocampus
Medulla forms the link between
The brain and spinal cord
Different parts of the meninges
Pura matter, arachnoid matter and pia matter
How many cranial nerves
12
Nervous tissue is composed of
Neurones and neurogila
Neurogila provides
Support and protection to the neurones, transmits nutritional elements to the neurones and removes waste products from the neurone
Function of the neurone
Control and transmission of impulses. Recieve and transmit signals from the brain and organs
Action potential is
The charge of a neurone
Action potential…
Sodium rushes into the cell, potassium rushes out of the cell
Sensory (efferent)
Transmitting impulses to the CNS
