nervous system

Question 1

what is the nervous system?

Answer 1

a complex network of specialized cells, tissues and organs that coordinates and control the functions of the body.

it is responsible for receiving sensory information, processing it and generating responses

Question 2

what are the 2 divided main parts in the NS?

Answer 2

central nervous system
peripheral nervous system

Question 3

what is the process of the nervous system?

Answer 3

nerves send electrical signals to and from other cells, glands and muscles.

these receive information then interpt it and control your response.

Question 4

what are the specialized cells called that that send signals?

Answer 4

neurons

Question 5

what are the 6 main points of the brain labelled as?

Answer 5

frontal lobe

parietal lobe

temporal lobe

occipital lobe

cerebellum

brainstem

Question 6

what does the CNS consist of?

Answer 6

the brain and the spinal cord

Question 7

what is the frontal lobe responsible for?

Answer 7

voluntary movement
expressive language
managing higher functions

Question 8

what is the parietal lobe important for?

Answer 8

processes your sense of touch and assembles input from your other senses

Question 9

what does the temporal lobe important for?

Answer 9

auditory information and encording of the memory

Question 10

what is the occipital lobe important for?

Answer 10

visual pperception (colour, form and motion)

Question 11

what is the cerebellum important for?

Answer 11

mortor movement regulation and balence control

Question 12

what is the brainstem responsible for?

Answer 12

sends signals from the brain to the ret of the body. controlling subconscious functions like breathing and heart rate

Question 13

what is the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 13

lies outside your brain and spinal cord.
sending information from the body back to the brain, as well as carrying out commands

Question 14

what does the PNS divide into?

Answer 14

somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system

Question 15

what is the somatic NS

Answer 15

responsible for voluntary movements and the relay of sensory information from the body to the CNS.

controlling skeletal muscles

Question 16

what is the autonomic NS

Answer 16

regulates involuntary movements such as heart beats, digestion, respiration and glandular activity

Question 17

what does the autonomic ns divide into?

Answer 17

sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions

Question 18

what is the parasympathetic divisions

Answer 18

a network of nerves that relaxes your body after periods of stress or danger. It also helps run life-sustaining processes, like digestion, during times when you feel safe and relaxed.

Question 19

what can happen if your nerve gets damaged or dies?

Answer 19

can cause numbness, pins and needles or pain. maybe impossible to move that area

Question 20

what is the sympathetic divisions?

Answer 20

a network of nerves that helps your body activate its “fight-or-flight” response. This system’s activity increases when you’re stressed, in danger or physically active.

Question 21

what are the different ways nerve damages can happen?

Answer 21

disease, stroke, accidental injury, pressure, toxic substances, aging proccess.

Question 22

how can a stroke cause nerve injuries?

Answer 22

with a blockage or a bust in the brain with not enough blood part of the brain dies. and therefor cant send messages via nerves

Question 23

how can a accidental injury cause a nerve ending?

Answer 23

by it being crushed or cut in a car accident or a fall

Question 24

how does ageing cause nerve endings?

Answer 24

neruron signals may not travel as fast. feeling weaker and reflexes will slow down. loosing sensation in fingers and toes

Question 25

what is the SNS referred to?

Answer 25

fight or flight preparing it for emergency situations- stress or physical activity

Question 26

what is the pns referred as?

Answer 26

rest and digest. responsible for promoting relaxation, conserving and maintaining normal body functions during non stressful situation.