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Nervous system

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The central nervous system is connected to what? brain and spinal cord
the peripheral nervous system is connected to what? everything else (peripheral is divided into 2 part)
what two parts is the peripheral divided into? somatic and autonomic
somatic connects to ___? voluntary (controls all voluntary movement)
autonomic connects to ___? involuntary (controls all involuntary movement)
What two parts is autonomic divided into? sympathetic, and parasympathetic
sympathetic connects to ___? fight or flight
parasympathetic connects to ___? rest / digest
what is the purpose of the nervous system? coordinates and control body functions and receives sensory input and orders appropriate body responses
sensory is towards what? the brain
motor is towards what? the body
sensory nerves carry messages into what? CNS
Motor nerves carry commands away from what? CNS
the axon of one neuron meets a dendrite of the next neuron at the what? SYNAPSE
what is the gap that exist between the two neurons called? SYNAPTIC CLEFT
a gap called the synaptic cleft exist between how many neurons ? two
brain is divided into how many parts ? What what are those part? 4 ; cerebellum, cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem
the cerebrum is divided into how many lobes? What are those lobes called? 4 ; front, parietal, occipital, temporal
what is the frontal lobe responsible for? decision making, planning, voluntary movement
what is the parietal lobe responsible for? sensory info (touch, spatial awareness)
what is the occipital lobe responsible for? vision
what is the temporal lobe responsible for? memory, hearing language
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