Human Anatomy - The Nervous System
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- Created on: 15-03-22 13:18
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2. What does the somatic nervous system do?
- Responsible for flight or flight response
- Controls movement and the body wanting to achieve movement.
- Allows rest and relaxation
- Sends messages to the CNS and rest of the body
3. What is the function of the spinal cord? What does it do?
- Allows us to remove waste from the body using the digestive system.
- Allows us to have the protection which is provided in the skeletal system to protect muscles.
- It is a long tubelike structure starting at the brain stem and is carried on towards the bottom of the spine. The spinal cord is also responsible for carrying information between the brain and body.
- Allows us the pump the blood and oxygen system like the cardiovascular system
4. What does the automatic nervous system do?
- Controls movement which is voluntary
- Responsible for involuntary actions e.g heartbeat
- Responsible for storing memories and emotion
- Allows the fight or flight response
5. Name the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system?
- *Increases digestion *Fight or flight *Decreases respiration
- *Rest and relaxation *Increases blood pressure *Decreases heart rate
- *Undoes work of the sympathetic nervous system after a stressful situation *Increases digestion *Decreases heart rate
- *Blood enters the skeletal muscles *Fight or flight *Increases heart rate
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