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
