Definitions
Controls our entire body and everything we do
Nervous System
The system that is responsible for turning sensory input into short term and then long term memory.
Central Nervous System
Freeze, sympathetic nervous system
The highway to and from the brain
Spinal cord
This system is responsible for unconscious control of body parts such as heart beat, breathing, blinking, and digestion.
Autonomic Nervous System
Joe ate a few slices of pizza. Which system is responsible for helping him digest his food?
autonomic nervous system
Controls regulation of body, processing, and creation of memories.
Central Nervous System (CNS)
When you raise your hand or pick up your pencil, this system is responsible:
Somatic Nervous System
You are in class and someone asks you to pass them a pencil. Which system is responsible for this voluntary movement?
Somatic Nervous System
Made up of neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body. Sends messages from the body to the spinal cord and/or brain and back
PNS
When the body experiences a threat, this response is triggered by which system? Name the response and the system
Fight, flight, or freeze response and the sympathetic nervous system
Bob manages to escape the bear and his heart rate is still beating fast and his blood pressure is high. Which system will help him regulate his heart rate and blood pressure so they come down?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
This system is responsible for the creation of memories. Explain the pathway to forming a long-term memory and name the system responsible.
CNS
Sensory input->sensory memory->short term memory->long-term memory
Tom is trying to recall memories of his vacation from a few years ago. He can only remember the most exciting parts from his long term memory but not what he did every single day. Why can he remember some things but not others?
Information not transferred is lost.