Peripheral nervous system
What is a short way of saying peripheral nervous system?
(PNS)
What is a short way of saying central nervous system?
(CNS)
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What are the bones surrounding your nerves for?
protect the nerves, conduct the signals better, amd gets ride of waste
Where does the information go?
To your organs, arms, legs, fingers and toes
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What are these messages (electrical signals) used for?
to move your body
What happens when you repeat something over and over?
You'll know what's gonna happen next and remember more details
From where does the nerves branch out from?
From the spinal cord
What does the central nervous system consist of?
It consists of the brain and the spinal cord
Where does the electrical signals travel/goes to?
it travels/goes to your brain, skin, organs, glands and muscles
can the connections you created go away?
No, they cannot
what are the two parts to your peripheral nervous system?
The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system
What does the spinal cord act as?
It acts as the vital communication highway
What does it take information of?
your surroundings or/and environment
What happens when you learn a new skill?
you fail at first but get the hang of it because your nervous systems is creating new connection
What is the difference between the somatic nervous system and the automatic nervous system?
The somatic nervous system guides your voluntary movements while the autonomic nervous system regulates the activities you do without thinking about them
Why does the brain interpreted complex data?
To regulate cognition, emotion, and voluntary movement
What are the thing our system uses to send signals/messages called?
nerve cells called neurons
What happens when you severe the connections between your neurons and why?
the part of where you disconnected the connections will go limp because your CNS can't figure out where they are