The Sensory Division
The sensory division is also known as what?
The Afferent Division
The motor division is also known as what?
Efferent Division
What does the Somatic Nervous System do?
Controls voluntary actions through skeletal muscles
What helpful phrase is associated with the Sympathetic nervous system?
"Fight or flight"
What helpful phrase is associated with the Parasympathetic nervous system?
"rest and digest"
Complete the phrase: "Afferent ______"
arrives
Complete the phrase: "efferent ____"
exits
Give 3 examples of voluntary actions
walking, typing, throwing a ball, running, writing, speaking, etc.
What is the main function of the Sympathetic nervous system?
Prepares the body for stress or emergencies
What is the main function of the parasympathetic nervous system?
Returns the body to normal after stress
The main function of Sensory division
Carries sensory information TO the CNS
The main function of the Motor division
Carries commands AWAY from the CNS to effectors
What does the Autonomic Nervous System do?
Controls involuntary body functions through the cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands
What is the effect of the following body response:
Heart rate
increases
What is the effect of the following body response:
heart rate
slows
Where do sensory neurons bring information?
To the brain/spinal cord
What are effectors?
a muscle, gland, or cell that becomes active in response to the nervous system
3 examples of involuntary body functions
heartbeat, digestion, pupil dilation, sweating, breathing rate changes
What is the effect of the following body response:
pupils
dilate
What is the effect of the following body response:
digestion
increases
What are Sensory Receptors?
Specialized cells that detect stimuli
What are the two main subdivisions of the Motor Division?
The Somatic and Autonomic Nervous Systems
What is the main difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
conscious control
What is the effect of the following body response:
digestion
slows
What is the effect of the following body response:
energy use
conserved