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The two organ systems are _______ & ________
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Endocrine Nervous
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Nervous system
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Provides swift , brief responses to stimuli
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Endocrine System
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Adjusts metabolic operations and directs long term changes
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The nervous system encompasses all the _______ tissue in the body.
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Neural
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The Nervous System anatomical subdivisions (2)
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Central Nervous System (CNS) - Brain & Spinal CordPeripheral Nervous System (PNS) - all of the neural tissue outside the CNS)
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The nervous system is subdivided into __ & ___
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Afferent Division & Efferent Division
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Transmits sensory information from somatic and visceral receptors to the CNS.
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Afferent Division
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Carries motor commands to muscle and glands
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Efferent Division
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The Efferent Division includes both the ___ & ___.
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(SNS) Somatic Nervous System(ANS) Autonomic Nervous System
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Voluntary control over skeletal muscle contractions.
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Somatic
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Automatic. Involuntary regulation of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular activity are under the control of parasympathetic & sympathetic.
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Autonomic
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Receptors may be classified as ____ & ____ .
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Somatic & Visceral
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Two types of cells in neural tissue.
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Neurons & Neuroglia (glial cells)
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_____ are responsible for information transfer and processing.
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Neurons
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____ are supporting cells in the nervous system.
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Neuroglia (glial cells)
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