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Central Nervous System (CNS):
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The brain and the spinal cord
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS):
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ยท consists of the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord
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Somatic nervous system
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is made of axons conveying messages from the sense organs to the CNS and from the CNS to the heart
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Autonomic Nervous System:
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Controls the heart, the intestines, other organs
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Anterior
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Toward the front end
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Contralateral
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Opposite sides of the body (ie- 1 part on L, 1 part on R)
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Coronal plane
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A plane that shows brain structures as seen from the front
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Distal
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Located more distant from the point of attachment
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Dorsal
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Toward the back, away from the stomach side
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Horizontal plane
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A plane that shows brain structures as seen from above
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Inferior
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Below another part
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Ipsilateral
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The same side of the body (ie- 2 parts on the left)
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