The nervous system

Question 1

Draw the diagram surrounding the connections between different nervous systems in the body

Answer 1

refer to textbook

Question 2

define the central nervous system

Answer 2

comprised of the brain and spinal cord, the central nervous system receives information from the senses and controls the body’s responces.

Question 3

define the peripheral nervous system

Answer 3

comprised of the automatic nervous system and somatic nervous system, the peripheral nervous system id the part of the brain that is outside of the brain and spinal cord

Question 3

define the peripheral nervous system

Answer 3

comprised of the automatic nervous system and somatic nervous system, the peripheral nervous system id the part of the brain that is outside of the brain and spinal cord

Question 4

what is the difference between the automatic nervous system and the somatic nervous system

Answer 4

1) governs the brains involuntary actions such as breathing or heart beat and is self regulating- it is further divided into the sympathetic division and the parasympathetic division
2) the part of the parasympathetic division that controls sensory and motor information to and from the CNS

Question 5

what is the difference between the sympathetic division and the parasympathetic division

Answer 5

1) primarily involved with responses which help us to deal with emergencies such as increasing heart or breathing rate
2) involved in reversing the changes made by the sympathetic division after the threat has passed such as lowering heart of breathing rate

Question 6

define the action of the brain in the central nervous system

Answer 6

part of the CNS responsible for coordinating sensation and intellectual activity

Question 7

define the spinal cord as part of the central nervous system

Answer 7

a bundle of nerve fibers held within the spinal column which connects nearly all parts of the body with the brain