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| speech/motor area, controls voluntary movement on the contralateral side of the body |
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| sensations of touch and taste |
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relays sensory informatiion-
translates to pain, temperature and touch |
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| activates, integrates and controls peripheral autonomic nervous system such as body temp, sleep and appetite |
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| midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata |
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| the site of reflex centers for eye and head movements in response to visual and auditory stimuli |
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| the second part; serves a as a bridge between the medulla oblongata and the cerebrum |
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| regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing |
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named by their location
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacral
coccygeal and numbers |
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| named by their number and also their function or distribution |
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| peripheral nervous system PNS |
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divided into 12 pairs of cranial nerves
31 pair of spinal nerves |
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| autonomic nervous system ANS |
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nerves that regulate involuntary function:
cardiac muscle
smooth muscle |
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| sympathetic nervous system SNS |
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fight or flight response
heart rate, BP increase
digestion processes slow down
sweat and adrenal glands increase secretions |
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| parasmpathetic nervous system |
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| slows heart rate, lowers BP, increasing digestive functions, decreasing adrenal and sweat activity "rest and digest" |
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