PSYC 2015 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Central Nervous System, Dorsal Root Ganglion, Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Neuroanatomy: anatomy of the nervous system. Central nervous system (cns: the brain and the spinal cord. Peripheral nervous system (pns: connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body, somatic nervous sytem. Consists of the axons conveying messages from the sense organs to the cns and from the. Cns to the muscles: autonomic nervous system. Controls the heart, intestines, and other organs. Has some cell bodies within the brain or spinal cord and some in clusters along the sides of the spinal cord. Toward the side, away from the midline: medial. Toward the midline, away from the side: proximal. Located close to the point of origin or attachment: distal. Located more distant from the point of origin or attachment: coronal plane (or frontal plane) A plane that shows brain structures as seen from the front: sagittal plane. A plane that shows brain structures as seen from the side: horizontal plane (or transverse plane)
