AP Psych Topic 1.2-Overview of the Nervous System

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What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

Peripheral and central

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What does the central nervous system comprise of?

Brain and Spinal Cord

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What does the peripheral nervous system consist of?

Brain cells

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What are the two parts the peripheral nervous system is divided into?

Autonomic and Somatic

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What is the purpose of the somatic nervous system?

It uses sensory nuerons to communicate to the central nervous system

Motor nuerons take information about what to move or how to move from the CNS to the various muscles.

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What does the autonomic nervous system did?

The autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and digestion

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How is the autonomic nervous system divided?

It’s divided into the sympathetic (fight or flight) or parasympathetic (rest and digest) system.