Home
Flashcards
Preview
chapter 8
Home
Get App
Take Quiz
Create
True/ False
The Nervous System is the bodies control center
True
False
true
What are the functions of the Nervous System?
Senses changes in the internal and external environments
Integrates/processes information received from the sensory
Responds to received stimuli by initiating voluntary/involuntary responses that involve organ systems.
What are the two major divisions of the nervous system?
central nervous system (CNS)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
What are the functions of the CNS
This is the control center for the nervous system
Consists of the brain and spinal cord
Processes sensory information and issues commands(response)
Stores information(memory) and generates emotions.
What is the PNS?
The PNS is the link between the CNS and the rest of the body.
Consist of cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and ganglia.
Define
Cranial nerves
originate from the brain, carrying signals to and from the brain.
What are spinal nerves?
connected to the spinal cord carrying signals to and from the spinal cord.
Ganglia
clustered cellbodies of neurons outside the CNS.
What are the two major divisions of the PNS
Afferent Division
Efferent(motor)division
Author
luvnmylyfe504
ID
140200
Card Set
chapter 8
Description
The Nervous system- part1
Updated
2012-03-07T06:24:11Z
Show Answers
Home
Flashcards
Preview