Human Nervous System

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Define the human nervous system
The nervous system is a specialised network of cells in the human body and is our primary internal communication system.
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What are the two main functions of the human nervous system?
To collect, process, and respond to our environment + To coordinate the workings of different organs and cells.
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What is the PNS and the CNS?
Peripheral Nervous System + Central Nervous System.
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What two components make up the Central Nervous System?
The Brain and the Spinal Cord.
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What's the responsibility of the Central Nervous System?
To control behaviour and physiological processes.
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What's the cerebrum?
The Brain.
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What's the brain the center of?
All conscious awareness.
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What's the brains outer layer called?
The cerebal cortex.
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How many hemispheres does the brain have?
Two.
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What's the spinal cord responsible for?
Reflex actions.
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What are the names of the four lobes of the brain?
Frontal, Temporal, Occipital, Parietal
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for?
High functioning orders, e.g. planning, reasoning, logic
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?
Processing auditory information
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What is the parietal lobe responsible for?
Integrating information from the different senses
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?
Processing visual information
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What does the cerebellum control?
Motor control/Movement
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What does the brain stem control?
Involuntary processes, e.g. breathing
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What are the 3 parts of the brain stem?
Midbrain, Pons, Medula
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What is the responsibility of the Peripheral Nervous System?
Transmitting messages via millions of neurons to and from the CNS.
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What are the two sub divisions of the PNS?
Autonomic Nervous System + Somatic Nervous System
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What is the Somatic Nervous System responsible for?
Carrying sensory and motor information to and from the CNS.
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What is the Autonomic Nervous System responsible for?
Controlling involuntary bodily functions.
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What are the two sub divisions of the ANS?
Sympathetic Nervous System + Parasympathetic Nervous System.
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True or False: Are the SNS and PSNS antagonistic?
True - they work in opposite pairs, e.g. one contracts, the other relaxes
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What does the PSNS do?
Calm, Restore, Digest.
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What does the SNS do?
Emergency Response, e.g. Fight or Flight.
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What does the SNS do to the heart rate, blood pressure, and lungs?
Increases heart rate, increases blood pressure, dilates bronchi.
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What does the PSNS do to the heart rate, blood pressure, and lungs?
Decreases heart rate, decreases blood pressure, constricts bronchi.
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