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A&P nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nervous system Processes | Collect information using receptors, process information, and initiate response to the effectors. |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) | Processes information. Includes the brain and spinal cord. |
| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) | Transmits information to/from the CNS. Includes nerves and ganglia. |
| PNS is divided into 2 sections. what are they | Sensory division and Motor division |
| Motor division of the PNS includes | Somatic Motor and Autonomic Motor |
| Sensory division of the PNS includes | Somatic sensory and Autonomic Sensory |
| Somatic Sensory | Consciously perceived senses like from your eyes skin or ears. |
| Somatic Motor | Controls voluntary movements like skeletal muscles. |
| Autonomic Sensory | Not consciously perceived senses from internal organs |
| Autonomic Motor | controls involuntary responses like cardiac and smooth muscles and glands. |
| two types of cells in the nervous system | Neurons and Glial |
| Structural classifications of neurons |