CH2_nervoussystem

Brain & spinal cord

Network of nerve cells that integrate sensory input and motor output

Carry information out of the brain & spinal cord

Carry information to the brain & spinal cord

Complexity, integration, adaptability

Circumstances/events that threaten individuals and tax their coping abilities

Part of the autonomic system that calms the body

The part of the autonomic system that arouses the body

Network of nerves connecting the CNS to other parts of the body

Two divisions of the PNS

Body system of sensory nerves that convey data from skin and muscles about conditions (pain, temperature) and convey data to & from motor nerves, which tell the muscles what to do.

Body system of nerves that take messages to & from the body's internal organs and monitors processes like breathing, heart rate, and digestion

Two divisions of the autonomic nervous system