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Biological Psychology (Kalat)-Chapter 4
Key terms, Chapter 4 "Anatomy of the Nervous System", Biological Psychology 10th Edition, Author James Kalat
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Psychology
06/30/2010
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Neuroanatomy
 Definition
Anatomy of the nervous system
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Central Nervous System
 Definition
the brain and spinal cord
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Peripheral Nervous System
 Definition
the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
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somatic nervous system
 Definition
axons conveying messages from the sense organs to the CNS and from the CNS to the muscles
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autonomic nervous system
 Definition
part of the PNS that controls the heart, intestines, and other organs
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dorsal
 Definition
"toward the back"
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ventral
 Definition
"toward the stomach"
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spinal cord
 Definition
part of the CNS located within the spinal column