PSYC 100 Chapter Notes -Grey Matter, Vertebra, White Matter

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ingrid Johnsrude

Document Summary

Central nervous system the brain and the spinal cord. A long thin collection of nerve cells attached to the base of the brain and running the length of the spinal column. Sensory information (information about what is happening in the environment or within the body) is conveyed from sensory organs to the brain and spinal cord. Nerve- a bungle of fibers that transmits information between the central nervous system and the body"s sense organs, muscles, and glands. Peripheral nervous system the nerves attached to the spinal cord and the base of the brain. A bundle of nerve fibers attached to the base of the brain. Conveys sensory information from the face and the head and carries messages to muscles and glands. Spinal nerves- sensory information from the rest of the body to the spinal cord and the brain. Primary control of physiological functions and automatic behaviours.