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What is the function of the somatosensory nervous system?
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- allows us to be aware of our environment
- coveys information from the skin and musculoskeletal system to areas of the brain |
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What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?
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- located in brain stem and controls automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate
- provides bidirectional communication between the brain and smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and gland cells |
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What is the somatic nervous system?
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- voluntary and located in higher centers – cortex
- transmits information from the brain to skeletal muscles. |
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What is cerebrospinal fluid?
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- modified filtrate of plasma which circulates from cavities inside the brain to the surface of the CNS and is reabsorbed in the venous blood system
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What are meninges?
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- membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
- outmost to inmost --> dura, arachnoid, pia - connective tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
