AP®︎ Psychology: Topic 1.2 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 1.2 of AP Psychology – Overview of the Nervous System to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Nervous System

Definition

The body’s rapid communication and control network, enabling sensation, movement, thought, emotion, and physiological regulation

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Nervous System
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The body’s rapid communication and control network, enabling sensation, movement, thought, emotion, and physiological regulation

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Central Nervous System (CNS)
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The brain and spinal cord; the primary system for processing and coordinating neural information

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Spinal Cord
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A column of neural tissue that carries information between the brain and peripheral nerves and can help organize rapid responses

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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The nerves outside the brain and spinal cord that relay information between the central nervous system and the rest of the body

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Somatic Nervous System
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The peripheral nervous system division that carries bodily sensory information and governs voluntary skeletal-muscle movement

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Autonomic Nervous System
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The peripheral nervous system division that regulates largely involuntary internal processes, organs, and glands

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Sympathetic Nervous System
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The autonomic division that mobilizes the body for action and arousal—the fight-or-flight pattern

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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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The autonomic division that calms the body, conserves energy, and supports digestion and recovery—the rest-and-digest pattern

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