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15 Cards in this Set
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what is the CNS |
the brain and spinal cord |
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what is the PNS |
everything outside the brain which represents the input and output pathways |
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what is the nervous systems INPUT DEVICES comprised of |
the sensory system. |
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where does the sensory info go and do |
it goes into the nervous system where it is intrerpreted by the brain and spinal cord. |
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what does the out put side do |
carries out the orders from the brain and spinal cord |
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what does the output side called the motor system do |
carries orders to all three types of muscles and to the bodies glands telling them how to responed to ne info. |
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the motor system is dived into two different branchs |
somatic and autonomic |
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the somatic nervous system does |
it controls skeletal muscle and voluntary movement |
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the automatic nervous system does |
controls smooth muscles and involuntary movements. |
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the automatic nervous system is also divieded into |
parasympathic feed and breed. sympathic fight or flight. |
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how does the brain and spinal cord send directions |
the autonomic nervous system to your organs to gear up for action. your hr bp will rise. |
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nervous systems are made of ? |
tissue |
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the nervous system contains no |
epithelium connective tissue or muscle tissue |
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the nervous system is made up of two different types |
neuroglia and neurons |
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The neuroglia or glail cells |
cells in the nevous system that allow it to preform its functions. |
