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AP Phyc Unit 2 Terms
Term | Definition |
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Neurotransmitters | chemical messengers that your body can't function without. |
Central nervous system | Brain and spinal cord; controls awareness, movements, thinking, speech and 5 senses |
Peripheral nervous system | sends information from different areas of your body back to the brain and carries out commands from your brain to different parts of your body |
Somatic nervous system | the voluntary control of the body movements and allows you to move and control your body |
autonomic nervous system | regulates involuntary normal body functions including heart rate , blood pressure, reparation, and digestion |