Unit 2 Anatomy - Nervous System
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CNS
Brain and Spinal Cord, integration + command center
designed to interpret sensory info and instructions off previous experience
PNS (peripheral nervous system)
all the other nerves that connect the body to the CNS
Afferent system
sensory, conveys info to the CNS (part of PNS)
Efferent System
motor, conveys info to the CNS(part of PNS)
Somatic afferent fibers
deliver information from the skin, joints, skeletal muscles (superficial)
Visceral Afferent Fibers
deliver information from the visceral organs (stomach, liver, spleen, heart, bladder, etc)
Special Afferent Fibers
information from the organs of the head (sight, hearing, balance, taste, smell) NO touch