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Brain & spinal cord
CNS or central nervous system
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Network of nerve cells that integrate sensory input and motor output
Neural networks
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Carry information out of the brain & spinal cord
Efferent nerves
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Carry information to the brain & spinal cord
Afferent nerves
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Complexity, integration, adaptability
Characteristics of the CNS
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Circumstances/events that threaten individuals and tax their coping abilities
Stress
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Part of the autonomic system that calms the body
Parasympathetic nervous system
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The part of the autonomic system that arouses the body
Sympathetic nervous system
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Network of nerves connecting the CNS to other parts of the body
Peripheral nervous system
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Two divisions of the PNS
Somatic & autonomic nervous system
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Body system of sensory nerves that convey data from skin and muscles about conditions (pain, temperature) and convey data to & from motor nerves, which tell the muscles what to do.
Somatic nervous system
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Body system of nerves that take messages to & from the body's internal organs and monitors processes like breathing, heart rate, and digestion
Autonomic nervous system
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Two divisions of the autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic & parasympathetic
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