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13 Cards in this Set
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Afferent Neurons
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carry sensory information to the brain
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interneurons
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Bring information together from different areas of the brain
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Efferent neurons
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carry information from the brain and spinal cord to effectors such as muscles, organs, and glands
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what are the functions of the nervous system?
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sensory function
Integrative function Motor Function |
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what are the two parts of the nervous system?
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Central Nervous system
Peripheral nervous system |
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what makes up the CNS?
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brain and spinal cord
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what makes up the PNS?
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all nervous tissue outside of the brain and spinal cord
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what are the functions of the CNS?
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processes incoming sensory informaiton from inside and outside the body
regulates secretions from glandular tissue source of thoughts, emotions, and memories |
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what are the divisions of the PNS?
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somatic nervous system
autonomic nervous system |
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what makes up the somatic nervous system?
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sensory neurons
motor neurons that conduct information to skeletal muscle |
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what makes up the autonomic nervous system?
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sensory neurons that convey information from visceral organs
motor neurons that conduct information to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands |
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what are the divisions of the ANS?
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sympathetic "fight or flight"
parasympathetic "rest and digest" |
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what is an enteric nervous system?
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brain of the gut
100 million neurons monitors chemical conditions in the gut govern contraction of smooth muscle functions independently of ANS and CNS |
