NERVOUS SYSTEM Flashcards
• It sends messages between the brain and body.
• Regulate thoughts, memory, learning, feelings, and movement.
Nervous System
Brain & spinal cord
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Nerves connecting CNS to the body.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Carries messages through the body.
Neuron
Receive messages
Dendrites
Sends messages
Axon
The gap between neurons where signals cross.
Synapse
Three types of Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Interneurons
Motor Neurons
Detect external/internal stimuli.
Detects stimulus (e.g., touching something hot).
Sensory Neurons
Process and relay messages.
Signal sent to spinal cord via _______
Interneurons
Carry out responses.
Sends response → Muscle reacts
Motor Neurons
Weighs ~1.4kg, has over 100 billion neurons.
Brain
3 Major parts of a Brain
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain Stem
Largest part, controls memory, reasoning, speech
Cerebrum
This is responsible for movement and motor coordination
Also located behind and under the cerebrum
Cerebellum
This is the posterior side of the brain that continues downward to the spinal cord
Brain Stem
The Left Hemisphere controls the?
Right body side
The Right Hemisphere controls the?
Left body side
The Four lobes of the Brain
Frontal
Temporal
Parietal
Occipital
Reasoning, problem-solving, movement.
Frontal
Hearing, sound recognition.
Temporal
Touch, pain, pressure, temperature.
Parietal
Vision processing.
Occipital
Whare the four Brain Stem components?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Pons
Medulla Oblongata
Relays sensory/motor signals, regulates alertness.
Thalamus
Controls temperature, hunger, emotions.
Hypothalamus
Connects brain parts.
Pons
Regulates heartbeat & breathing.
Medulla Oblongata
Runs down the back, protected by the vertebrae.
Spinal Cord
The PNS is composed of __ pairs of spinal nerves and __ pairs of cranial nerves
31 and 12
What are the 3 Nerve structures?
Epineurium
Perineurium
Endoneurium
outer nerve layer
Epineurium
middle nerve layer
Perineurium
inner nerve layer
Endoneurium
arises from outside the body. It includes heat light and temperature
External Stimulus
Body changes (e.g., hunger, emotions)
Internal Stimulus