PSYC 3170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sympathetic Nervous System, Cerebral Cortex, Hindbrain
26 Jan 2016
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An understanding of health requires a working knowledge of human physiology. The body is made up of many millions of cells that grouped together to form tissues, which form organs whose functions overlap to produce the body"s system. The body"s systems are interconnected and disruptions in one system can result in problems in other systems. From a biopsychosocial perspective, a consideration of psychological and social factors in disease development are also important. The nervous system is a complex network of interconnected nerve fibres that functions to regulate many important bodily functions. It is made up of the central and peripheral nervous systems o o. Peripheral the rest of the nerves in the body; made up of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. Somatic (voluntary) connects nerve fibres to voluntary muscles and provides the brain with feedback in the form of sensory info.
