2023-12-11T16:57:33+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>What are the two main branches of the nervous system?</p>, <p>What does the central nervous system consist of?</p>, <p>What does the peripheral nervous system (PNS) consist of?</p>, <p>What does PNS stand for?</p>, <p>What do your motor neurons work with?</p>, <p>What does the autonomic nervous system consist of?</p>, <p>What is the sympathetic division?</p>, <p>What is the parasympathetic division?</p>, <p>When the sympathetic division is activates, what does your body do?</p>, <p>What does ANS stand for?</p> flashcards
The Nervous System

The Nervous System

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  • What are the two main branches of the nervous system?

    The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

  • What does the central nervous system consist of?

    The brain and the spinal cord.

  • What does the peripheral nervous system (PNS) consist of?

    Sensory neurons and motor neurons.

  • What does PNS stand for?

    Peripheral Nervous System.

  • What do your motor neurons work with?

    Your somatic and autonomic nervous system.

  • What does the autonomic nervous system consist of?

    Sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

  • What is the sympathetic division?

    Fight or flight.

  • What is the parasympathetic division?

    Rest and digest.

  • When the sympathetic division is activates, what does your body do?

    Produces adrenaline and shuts down its digestive system to focus more energy into escaping the situation.

  • What does ANS stand for?

    Autonomic Nervous System.