bio psych

Question 1

human nervous system :
what’s the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Answer 1

transmits messages to and from CNS
its futher divided into the autonmic nervous system (ANS) and the somatic nervous system (SNS)

Question 2

autonomic nervous system (ANS)

Answer 2

governs vital ‘automatic’ functions
eg: breathing, heart rate

Question 3

somatic nervous system (SNS)

Answer 3

controls muscle movement and recives info from sensory receptors

Question 4

Central nervous systsem (CNS)

Answer 4

collects, processes and responds to info in environment
and
coordinates working of different organs and cells in the body
made up of spinal cord and brain

Question 5

spinal cord

Answer 5

tube like extension of brain, connected to brain via brain stem , responsible for reflex actions
passes messages between CNS and PNS

Question 6

brain

Answer 6

source of conciousness, awarness and decision making,
two hemispheres conneceted by corpus callosum
contelateral control of the body by the brain hemispheres