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| coordinates all body's activites; consists of brain and spinal cord |
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| CNS and Periphiral Nervous System |
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| The nervous system can be broken down into 2 parts; what are they called? |
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| periphrial nervous system |
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| carries messages to and from the CNS |
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| The PNS can be broken down into 2 sections; what are they? |
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| Is the Somatic System voluntary or involuntary? |
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| Is the Autonomic System voluntary or involuntary? |
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| carries impulses from the CNS to the organs |
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| relays info b/t skin, CNS, and skeletal muscles |
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| Sympathetic and Parasympathetic |
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| The Autonomic System can be broken down into 2 parts; what are they? |
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| "fight or flight"; controls internal functions during times of stress |
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| controls body's internal functions when the body is at rest |
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| cervical, thoraic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx |
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| 5 parts of the spinal cord are... |
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| column of nerves that reach out to the rest of the body and conduct nerve impulses |
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| processes and analyzes info, sends messages in body, controls functions of body |
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| cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem |
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| 3 parts of the brain are... |
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| divided into two halves called hemispheres that are connected by bundle of nerves; connected by corpus callosum |
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| rear of the brain; near spinal cord |
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| connects brain and spinal cord; 2 regions: medulla oblangota and pons |
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| controls voluntary actions: memory, speech, senses, thought processes... |
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| Functions of the Cerebrum... |
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| controls balance, posture, and coordination |
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| Functions of the Cerebellum... |
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| One part controls breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. Other controls sleep and arousal. |
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| Function of the brain stem... |
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| controls heart rate and blood pressure, body temp., water and elctrolyte balance, hunger and body weight |
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| central relay station for sensory impulses |
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