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Consists of brain and spinal cord:
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CNS
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What 4 things does the brain consist of?
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2 cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brainstem, cerebellum
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Connects the brain to the spinal cord:
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brainstem
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Membranes that protect brain and spinal cord; lie between bone and soft tissues of nervous system:
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meninges
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- Outer layer
- Tough, dense connective tissue
- Dural sinuses
- Epidural space
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dura mater
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- Middle layer; weblike
- Subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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arachnoid mater
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- Inner layer; attached to surface of brain, spinal cord
- Blood vessels & nerves
- Nourishes CNS
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pia mater
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CSF is produced in 4 what?
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ventricles
9
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Interconnected cavities within cerebral hemispheres and brain stem:
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ventricles
10
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What are the 4 ventricles?
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2 lateral ventricles (first and second), third, fourth
11
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Cerebralspinal fluid is secreted by what?
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choroid plexuses
12
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Cerebralspinal fluid is ________ and _______.
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nutritive and protective
13
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What does cerebralspinal fluid help maintain?
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stable ionic concentrations
14
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Result of mechanical force such as fall, attack, accident, sports injury:
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TBI
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A mild TBI; typically results from a one-time injury and has no lasting symptoms:
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concussion
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Sports-related, mild repetitive TBI; results from many small injuries over time; symptoms begin years later and have long-lasting effects on memory and behavior:
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CTE
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Severe TBI, resulting from explosions in combat situations; often leads to cognitive decline years after injury:
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blast-related brain injury
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- Stroke
- Sudden interruption in blood flow
- Brain tissue die
- Transient ischemic attack is a brief interruption of blood flow to brain
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cerebrovascular accident
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- Motor impairment at birth
- Caused by blocked cerebral blood vessels during development
- Seizures
- Learning disabilities
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cerebral palsy
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What are the 4 main portions of the brain?
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- cerebrum
- diencephalon
- cerebellum
- brainstem
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What is the largest part of the brain?
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cerebrum
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What is the cerebral hemisphere separated by?
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fall cerebri
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What connects the cerebral hemisphere?
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corpus callosum
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Ridges or convolutions:
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gyri
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Shallow grooves in surface; central sulcus:
sulci
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Deep grooves in surface:
fissure
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Separates the cerebral hemisphere:
longitudinal fissure
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Separates cerebrum from cerebellum:
transverse fissure
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Thin layer of gray mater, which makes up outermost layer of the cerebrum:
cerebral cortex
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What contains almost 75% of neuron cell bodies in nervous system?
cerebral cortex
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What lies under the cerebral cortex and makes up most the cerebrum?
white mater of cerebrum
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Contains bundles of myelinated axons that connect neuron cell bodies in cerebral cortex to other portions of nervous system:
white mater of cerebrum
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Cerebral cortex is responsible for:
higher mental functions
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The cerebral cortex can be divided into:
sensory, association, and motor areas
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(sensory areas of the cortex)
- Parietal lob
- Interprets sensations on skin
cutaneous sensory area
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(sensory areas of the cortex)
- Temporal/parietal lob
- Usually left hemisphere
- Understanding and formulating language
sensory speech area
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(sensory areas of the cortex)
- Occipital lobe
- Interprets vision
visual area
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(sensory areas of the cortex)
- Temporal lobe
- Interprets hearing
auditory area
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(sensory areas of the cortex)
- Near base of the central sulcus
- Includes part of insula
taste
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(sensory areas of the cortex)
| -Arises from centers deep within temporal lobes
smell
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- Regions that are not primarily motor or sensory
- Connect to each other and to other structures in brain
- Widespread throughout the cerebral cortex
- Analyze and interpret sensory experiences
- Provide memory, judgement, emotions
association areas of the cortex
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(association areas)
- Concentrating
- Planning
- Complex problem solving
- Emotional behavior, judging consequences of behavior
frontal lobe
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(association areas)
- Understanding speech
- Choosing words to express thoughts and feelings
parietal lobe
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(association areas)
| -Interpret complex sensory experiences (understanding speech, reading)
temporal lobe
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(association areas)
| -Analyze and combine visual images with other sensory experiences
occipital lobe
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(association areas)
| -Translating sensory information into proper emotional responses
insula
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(motor areas of the cortex)
- Frontal lobe
- Controls voluntary muscles
- Most nerve fibers cross over brainstem
primary motor area
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(motor areas of the cortex)
- Anterior to primary motor
- Usually in left hemisphere
- Controls muscles needed for speech
Broca's area
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(motor areas of the cortex)
- Above Broca's area
- Controls voluntary movements of eyes and eyelids
Frontal eye field
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What is the dominant hemisphere in most people?
left
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(hemisphere dominance)
- Language skills of speech, writing reading
- Verbal, analytical, computational skills
dominant hemisphere
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(hemisphere dominance) -Nonverbal taks
- Motor tasks
- Understanding and interpreting musical and visual patterns
- Provides emotional and intuitive thought processes
nondominant hemisphere
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(memory)
- Neurons connected in a circuit
- Circuit is stimulated over and over
- When impulse flow ceases, memory does also unless it enters long-term memory via memory consolidation
short-term (working) memory
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(memory)
- Holds more memory than short-term, lass a lifetime
- Changes structure or function of neurons
- Enhances synaptic transmission
long-term memory
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- Masses of gray mater deep within cerebral hemisphere
- Consist of caudate nucleus, putamen, and globes pallidus
- Produce dopamine
- Help control voluntary movement
basla nuclei
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This is when less dopamine reaches basal nuclei, which leads to motor problems, tremors, speech difficulties, etc.:
parkinson disease
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- Between cerebral hemispheres and above brainstem
| - Surrounds third ventricle
diencephalon
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(diencephalon)
- Gateway for sensory impulses ascending to cerebral cortex
- Receives all sensory impulses (except smell)
- Channels impulses to appropriate part of cerebral cortex for interpretation
thalamus
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(diencephalon)
- Maintains homeostasis by regulating visceral activities, such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temp, etc.
- Links nervous and endocrine system
hypothalamus
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(diencephalon)
- Consists of several structures in various parts of the brain, including diencephalon
- Controls emotional responses
- Reacts to potentially life-threatening upsets
limbic system
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- Between diencephalon and pons
| - Contains bundles of fibers
midbrain
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- Rounded bulge
- Between midbrain and medulla oblongata
- Relays neve impulses between medulla oblongata and cerebrum
- Relays impulses from cerebrum to cerebellum
- Helps regulate rhythm of breathing
pons
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- Enlarged continuation of spinal cord
- Conducts ascending and descending impulses between brain and spinal cord
- Contains cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory control centers
- Contains various nonmetal reflex control centers like sneezing, coughing, etc.
- Injuries are often fatal
medulla oblongata
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- Complex network of nerve fibers scattered throughout brain stem
- Extends in the diencephalon
- Connects to centers of hypothalamus, basal nuclei, cerebellum, and cerebrum with ascending and descending tracts
- Filters incoming sensory info
- Arouses cerebral cortex into state of wakefulness
- Decreased activity causes sleep
reticular formation
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(types of sleep)
- Slow wave sleep
- Person is tired
- Decreasing activity of reticular formation
- Restful and dreamless
- Reduced blood pressure and respiratory rate
- 3 stages, ranging from light to heavy
- Alternates with REM sleep
non-rapid eye movement sleep
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(types of sleep)
- Paradoxical sleep (some areas of brain are active for breathing)
- Heart and respiratory rates irregular
- Dreaming occurs
rapid eye movement sleep
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- Two hemispheres separated by fall cerebelli
- Integrates sensory info concerning positions of body parts
- Coordinates skeletal muscle activity
- Maintains posture
Cerebellum
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What connects the hemispheres of the cerebellum?
vermis
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(brain waves)
| Awake, resting, eyes closed:
alpha
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(brain waves)
| Active mental activity, under tension:
beta
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(brain waves)
| Mostly in children:
theta
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(brain waves)
| Mainly during sleep:
delta
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- Slender column of nervous tissue continuous with brain and brainstem
- Extends downward through vertebral canal
- Begins at the foramen magnum and terminates at the first and second lumbar vertebrae (L1-L2) space
- Consists of 31 segments; each gives rise to a pair of spinal nerves
spinal cord
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- Center for spinal reflexes
| - Conduit (pathway) for impulses to and from the brain
2 main functions of spinal cord
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Autonomic subconscious response to stimuli within or outside the body:
reflex
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Neural pathway, consisting of a sensory receptor, 2 or more neurons, and an effector:
reflex arc
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- Consists of 2 neurons: sensory and motor; 1 synapse in spinal cord
- Example of a stretch reflex: the knee-jerk reflex
- Helps maintain an upright posture
monosynaptic reflex
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-Occurs when person touches or steps on something painful
withdrawal reflex
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- During withdrawal reflex, flexors on affected side contract, and extensors are inhibited
- Shifts body weight, so person remains upright
crossed extensor reflex
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Conducts sensory impulses to brain:
ascending tracts
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Conducts motor impulses from the brain to motor neurons reaching muscles and glands:
descending tracts
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Injury to ascending tracts can result in:
loss of sensation
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Injury to descending tracts can result in:
loss of motor function, paralysis
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Consists of nerves that connect CNS to other body parts:
PNS
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(PNS)
| Arising from the brain:
cranial nerves
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(PNS)
| Arising from spinal cord:
spinal nerves
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(PNS)
| Cranial and spinal nerves that connect CNS to the skin and skeletal muscles (conscious activity):
somatic nervous system
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(PNS)
| Cranial and spinal nerves that connect CNS to viscera (subconscious activities):
autonomic nervous system
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Bundles of axons:
nerves
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Cover neurons:
endoneurium
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Covers fascicles:
perineurium
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Covers nerve:
epineurium
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-Conduct impulses into brain or spinal cord
sensory nerves
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-Conduct impulses to muscles or glands
motor nerves
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- Contains both sensory and motor nerve fibers
- Most are this kind of nerve
- All spinal nerves are this nerve
mixed nerves
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- Most of these are mixed nerves
- Some are sensory, associated with special senses
- Some are primarily motor, innervate muscles or glands
- Most are attached to the brainstem
cranial nerves
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Formed by descending roots of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves:
cauda equina
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Sensory root:
dorsal root
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Contains cell bodies of sensory neurons:
dorsal root ganglion
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- Motor root
| - Axons of motor neurons whose cell bodies are in the spinal cord
ventral root
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-Union of ventral root and dorsal roots
spinal nerve
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(nerve plexuses)
- Complex network formed by ventral rami of spinal nerves
- Not in T2 through T12
- Fibers of various spinal nerves are sorted and recombined, so all fibers heading to same peripheral body part reach it in the same nerve
nerve plexus
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(nerve plexuses)
- Formed by ventral rami of C1-C4 spinal nerves
- Lies deep in the neck
- Supply muscles and skin of the neck
- C3-C4-C5 nerve roots contribute to phrenic nerves, which transmit motor impulses to the diaphragm
cervical plexus
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(nerve plexuses)
- Formed by ventral branches C5-T1
- Lies deep within shoulders
brachial plexus
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(nerve plexuses)
- Formed by anterior branches L1-S4
- Extends from lumbar region into pelvic cavity
lumbosacral plexus
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(brachial plexus)
| -Supply muscles of anterior arms and skin of forearms
musculocutaneous nerve
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(brachial plexus)
| -Supply muscles of forearms and hands, skin of hands
ulnar and median nerves
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(brachial plexus)
| -Supply posterior muscles of arms and skin of forearms and hands
radial nerve
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(brachial plexus)
| -Supply muscles and skin of anterior, lateral, and posterior arm
axillary nerve
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(lumbosacral plexus)
| -Supply motor impulses to adductors of thighs
obturator nerve
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(lumbosacral plexus)
| -Supply motor impulses to muscles of anterior thigh and sensory impulses from skin of thighs and legs
femoral nerve
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(lumbosacral plexus)
| -Supply muscles and skin of thighs, legs and feet; largest and longest nerve in body
sciatic nerve
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The autonomic nervous system is part of which nervous system?
PNS
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- Functions without conscious effort
- Helps maintain homeostasis
- Prepares body for exercise
autonomic nervous system
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- Prepares body for 'fight or flight'; speeds body up
| - Most active under energy-requiring, stressful, emergency situations
sympathetic division
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- Prepares body for 'resting and digesting' activities; slows body down
- Most active under resting, non-stressful conditions
parasympathetic division
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