Nervous System Flashcards
Central Nervous System
Brain & Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous System
Nerve Cell
To send messages from various parts of
your body to your brain, and from your brain back out to your body .
Major Function of Nervous System
Responsible for regulating and maintaining homeostasis
Nervous System
Through its _________, the nervous system keeps us in touch with our environment, both external and internal.
receptors
To carry out its normal role, the nervous system has three overlapping functions
- Monitoring changes
- Interpretation of sensory input
- Effects responses
- Mental activity -
- Homeostasis
The brain reads signals from the nerves to regulate how one thinks, moves and feels
Central Nervous System
The nerves branch out from the spinal
cord. This system relays information
from the brain and spinal cord to the
organs, arms, legs, fingers and toes
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Both of these are protected by three
layers of membranes known as
meninges
A third form of protection is
cerebrospinal fluid
In one brief sentence explain the Brain.
The brain is the center of our thoughts, the interpreter of our external environment, and the origin of control over body movement. Like a CPU that without it we cannot survive.
Highway for communication between the body and the brain.
Spinal Cord
Two parts to the peripheral nervous system:
- Somatic nervous system
- Autonomic nervous system
regulates the activities you do without thinking about them (involuntary movements).
Autonomic Nervous System
guides your voluntary movements
Somatic Nervous System
The brain has three main parts:
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, & Brainstem.
The largest part of the brain and is composed of right and left hemispheres.
Cerebrum
Located under the cerebrum
Cerebellum
