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1. nervous system the control system of the body that takes in information and elicits a
response
from either muscles or glands
2. sensory input incoming information from the body or external environment
3. integration the process of interpreting and selecting of response to a stimuli that
occurs only in the central nervous system
4. response the outcome of integration elicited by the peripheral nervous system that
occurs by activating an ettect organ
5. central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
nervous
system
nervous system consisting of all nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
6. peripheral
ner- vous
system
7. nerves (in PNS) a bundle of nerve cell processes in PNS
8. tracts a bundle of axons in the white matter of the spinal cord that have specific
destinations
9. sensory input the atterent part of the PNS that carries information towards the CNS
10. somatic afferents sensory neurons of the PNS that carry information about the skin,
skeletal muscles, and joints
11. visceral afferents sensory neurons of the PNS that carry information about the body's
organs
12. afferents nerves that carry information towards the CNS
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13. efferents nerves that carry information away from the CNS
14. motor output the etterent part of the PNS that carries information away from the CNS and
elicits a response
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15. somatic a subdivision of the PNS motor output that uses motor neurons to activate
nervous skeletal muscles
system
somatic nervous system
16. voluntary
ner- vous
system a subdivision of the PNS motor output that regulates organ activity and
bodily fluids
17. autonomic
ner- vous autonomic nervous system
system
18. involuntary a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for
ner- vous the "flight" or "fight" response
system
a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for the
19. sympathetic rest and digest response
ner- vous
system
20. parasympathe
tic nervous
system
21. spinal cord 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that is the most caudal part of the
CNS, has 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and controls and receives sensory
information from the skin , joints, and muscles of the limbs and trunk
22. brain stem 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that is an extension of the spinal cord
that is
responsible for the skin and muscles of the head and is the origin of cran
nerves
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