PSYC 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Aorta, Fibrinogen, Appendicitis
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When you complete this unit you should be able to: 2. 1 identify and describe the structure of the nervous system. A complex network of interconnected nerve fibres that functions to regulate many important bodily functions, including the response to and recovery from stress. 2. 2 identify and describe the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system. All the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, constitute the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system is, itself, made up of the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. - The somatic, or voluntary, nervous system connects nerve fibers to voluntary muscles and provides the brain with feedback in the form of sensory information about voluntary movement. 2. 3 identify and describe the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic, or involuntary, nervous system connects the central nervous system with all internal organs over which people do not customarily have control.
