The Nervous System

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  1. 2. part of the body's autonomic nervous system. It's sometimes called the 'rest and digest' state.
  2. 7. the part of the nervous system that controls self-regulated actions of internal organs and glands
  3. 9. the part of the nervous system that commands muscles in the body and carries sensory information about the world and the body to the brain and spinal cord
  4. 10. physiological reaction to an event that is perceived as stressful or frightening.
  5. 11. information messengers that use electrical impulses and chemical signals to transmit information between the brain and the rest of the nervous system.
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  1. 1. the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary movements of skeletal muscles
  2. 3. the part where the brain and spinal cord connect
  3. 4. the part of the nervous system, 'the body's processing centre', that controls most of the functions of the body and the 5 senses
  4. 5. the part of the brain at the back of the skull which controls the body's movement and balance
  5. 6. the part of the brain that connects it to th spine
  6. 8. the largest part of the brain that initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature