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Organization of the Nervous System | PSY 2013 - HNRS INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY, Quizzes of Psychology

Class: PSY 2013 - HNRS INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY; Subject: Psychology; University: Arkansas State University; Term: Fall 2010;

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2009/2010

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TERM 1
Peripheral Nervous System
DEFINITION 1
made up of those nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal
cord
TERM 2
Somatic Nervous System
DEFINITION 2
voluntary two divisions - 1. afferent - carry info to CNS from
PNS 2. efferent - carry into from CNS to PNS
TERM 3
Autonomic Nervous System
DEFINITION 3
involuntary two divisions - 1. sympathetic - fight or flight 2.
parasympathetic - feed or breed nerves that connect to the
heart, blood vessels, smooth muscles, and glands
TERM 4
Central Nervous System
DEFINITION 4
composed of the brain and spinal cord
TERM 5
Spinal Cord
DEFINITION 5
connects the brain to the rest of the body through the
peripheral nervous system part of the CNS
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TERM 1

Peripheral Nervous System

DEFINITION 1

made up of those nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal

cord

TERM 2

Somatic Nervous System

DEFINITION 2

voluntary two divisions - 1. afferent - carry info to CNS from

PNS 2. efferent - carry into from CNS to PNS

TERM 3

Autonomic Nervous System

DEFINITION 3

involuntary two divisions - 1. sympathetic - fight or flight 2.

parasympathetic - feed or breed nerves that connect to the

heart, blood vessels, smooth muscles, and glands

TERM 4

Central Nervous System

DEFINITION 4

composed of the brain and spinal cord

TERM 5

Spinal Cord

DEFINITION 5

connects the brain to the rest of the body through the

peripheral nervous system part of the CNS

TERM 6

The Brain

DEFINITION 6

the crowning glory of the CNS