The Nervous System Nervous System the body?s speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems Central Nervous System (CNS) the brain and spinal cord A Simple Reflex Spinal Cord Injuries Types Complete : Spinal Cord has been completely transected Incomplete: Portions of the spinal cord have been damaged Paralysis occurs from the site of the injury, down Types of Injuries Cervical (results in paralysis from neck down) Thoracic (results in paralysis from the chest down) Lumbar (results in paralysis from the waist down) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body. Further Divided into Somatic Nervous System
AP Psych Biopsych test review
The Nervous System Nervous System the body?s speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems Central Nervous System (CNS) the brain and spinal cord A Simple Reflex Spinal Cord Injuries Types Complete : Spinal Cord has been completely transected Incomplete: Portions of the spinal cord have been damaged Paralysis occurs from the site of the injury, down Types of Injuries Cervical (results in paralysis from neck down) Thoracic (results in paralysis from the chest down) Lumbar (results in paralysis from the waist down) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body. Further Divided into Somatic Nervous System
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