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Nervous System Defin
Nervus System definitions
Question | Answer |
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Sensory Receptors | either dendrites of neurons or separate, specialized cells |
Interpretive Functions | the spinal cord and brain integrate or process sensory information. |
Motor Function | respond to integrative decision |
Higher mental function and emotional response | the nervous system is also responsible for mental processes (cognitive, memory) and emotional responses (joy, excitement, anger, anxiety) |
CNS | central nervous system |
PNS | peripheral nervous system |
SNS | somatic nervous system |
ANS | autonomic nervous system |
central nervous system |