Nervous System
What two groups is the nervous system divided into?
Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System.
Name all the lobes of the brain.
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital
Describe the function of the somatic nervous system.
Controls voluntary muscles and transmits sensory information to the CNS.
What two groups make up the Autonomic nervous system?
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic.
Sympathetic: Arouses body to expend energy
Parasympathetic: Calms body to conserve and maintain energy
Describe the path of a spinal reflex.
2) A sensory neuron transmits the impulse to an interneuron within the spinal cord.
3) The signal is processed and sent to a motor neuron.
4) The motor neuron carries the impulse to the effector (muscle or gland that produces the response).