neurons
The sympathetic division of your autonomic nervous system (ANS) increases the activity of most bodily systems excepting the digestive and urinary. The layman's term for the sympathetic nervous system is the "fight-or-flight" nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous system is the other division of the ANS and is termed the "rest and digest" nervous system.
One system creates an emotional response, and the other dampens it. The sympathetic nervous system creates a short-term mobilizing response, and the parasympathetic nervous system dampens it in the long term.
Sometimes the term ganglia is used as in the sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia of the autonomic nervous system.
the latin word for nervous system is systema nervosum
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their actions on the body. "Cholinergic" and "anticholinergic" are terms that refer to drugs that play a huge role in the part of the nervous system that regulates the "rest and digest" functions of the body. This part of the nervous system is the parasympathetic nervous system and the major transmitter that it uses is called acetylcholine, from whence the term "cholinergic" derives. A drug that binds and activates the acetylcholine receptor is called cholinergic, whereas a drug that blocks this receptor or blocks its downstream actions is called anticholinergic. A major nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system is the vagus nerve, the tenth cranial nerve (CN X). For this reason, cholinergic and anticholinergic drugs are commonly called vagomimetic (mimics the vagus nerve) and vagolytic (blocks vagus nerve activity), respectively. Cholinergic and anticholinergic pharmacology involves the drugs that work on the parasympathetic nervous system. These drugs are numerous and can treat a variety of diseases, from glaucoma to Alzheimer disease.
The brain and spinal cord are referred to as the central nervous system; the rest of the nervous system is called the peripheral nervous system.
A neurosurgeon operates on the nervous system.
This term is called decussation, where nerve fibers cross over from one side of the nervous system to the other. This process allows for communication and coordination between the two sides of the body.
Neurology is study of the nervous system. A specialist in neurology is a neurologist. Neuroscience is another term. Neurophysiology is the study of the brain and nervous system (CNS & PNS) and the way that they work as well as how the individual parts relate in a physical manner.neurology
stimulant
stimulant
Swaft