Nervous System Review

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All are functions of the nervous system except: Receives information, Coordinates a response to information, Processes information

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Creates information

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What is the brain and spinal cord a part of?

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Central Nervous System

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Main function: to process information received through the sensory systems and other parts of the body and to activate appropriate actions.

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Central Nervous System

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Functions: From the body’s organs, glands and muscles to the CNS, including information from the outside world (such as environmental temperature and sensation on the skin, via sensory neurons) and from the inside world (such as aches and pains) • From the CNS to the body’s organs, glands and muscles, via motor neurons.

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Peripheral Nervous System

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All a part of the peripheral nervous system except: Autonomic Nervous System, Somatic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System, Brain and spinal cord

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Brain and spinal cord

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Controls involuntary motor movements

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Controls voluntary motor movements

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Somatic Nervous System

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All are a part of the Autonomic Nervous system except: Sympathetic Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Somatic Nervous System

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Somatic Nervous System

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Interprets information/messages and decides action(s) to implement

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Brain

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What is the function of the spinal cord? • Receive sensory information from the body (via PNS) & send messages to the brain for processing. • Receive motor information from the brain and send it to relevant parts of the body (via PNS) to control muscles, glands and internal organs.

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Spinal Cord