The Nervous System

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year 10 Psychology Mind Map on The Nervous System, created by Annika Dalley on 30/04/2016.
Annika Dalley
Mind Map by Annika Dalley , updated more than 1 year ago
Annika Dalley
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The Nervous System
  1. Central Nervous System
    1. Brain
      1. directs psychological activity
        1. maintains life support
      2. Spinal Chord
        1. receives sensory input
          1. sends information to brain
            1. responds with motor output
      3. Peripheral Nervous System
        1. Somatic Nervous System
          1. conveys sensory info. to CNS
            1. sends major messages to muscles
          2. Autonomic Nervous System
            1. serves basic life functions such as
              1. beating of the heart and
                1. response to stress, involuntary
                  1. Sympathetic Nervous System
                    1. readies the body in response to threat
                    2. Parasympathetic Nervous System
                      1. calms the body down
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