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Endocrine system
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Synaptic Transmission
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Neurons
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The
nervous system
transmits information around the body via a network of
neurons
.
Peripheral
- All nerves branching Off from
brain
and
spinal cord
Somatic-
voluntary
movements ( sensory and
motor pathways
)
Autonomic-
involuntary
movement ( only motor pathway )
Sympathetic
- Relaxes the body
Parasympathetic
- Mobilises body
In a
reflex arc
information is not transmitted to the brain to make a quicker response
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