Excitatory effect on most parts, peristalsis reduced, heart rate increased - noradrenaline, sweating stimulated, blood to muscles
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How do sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions work together?
Antagnastically, mammals rarely fully relaxed or active. Opposing signals from 2 types of neurons adjust an organs action to an appropriate level e.g.heart rate
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Sensory areas
Receive nerveimpulses from receptorsin body, hemispheres recieve info from other sides of body.
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Parts of cerebral cortex that first recieve impulses
Primary sensory areas - e.g. thalamus
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Association areas
Process and interpret information, make up most of cerebral cortex. Use previously stored info to interpret info from primary sensory areas to give meaning
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