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| Question | Answer |
| What are the 2 types of nervous System? | Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System |
| The CNS consists of | The Spinal Cord and Brain |
| The Spinal Cord contains | Grey Matter - processes info White Matter - carries info |
| What are the 4 major regions of the Brain? | -Cerebrum -Cerebellum -Diencephalon -Brain Stem |
| The Brain Stem contains | - Medulla Oblongata (cardio, respiratory) - Pons (regulates breathing) - Midbrain (eye, hearing) |
| What does the Cerebellum Control? | Movement and positioning in space. Contraction of skeletal muscle |
| What does the Cerebrum control? | -Conscious thought - Somatic senses and motor info |
| The Diencephalon contains... | -Thalamus (pain, temp, touch) - Hypothalamus (homeostasis) - Limbic System (emotions) |
| What protects the CNS? | -Meninges - Cerebral Spinal Fluid - Blood Brain Barrier (only brain) |
| What is the Blood Brain Barrier? | Tightly packed endothelial cells which the brain is suspended in. |
| The CNS is split into 2 divisions which are? | - Afferent (Sensory) - Efferent (Somatic and Autonomic) |
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