The nervous system

Question 1

what is the human nervous system split into?

Answer 1

2 parts.
peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system

Question 2

What is the peripheral nervous sytem made up of?

Answer 2

Made from NERVES outside the CNS, allowing SENSORY info to be RECEIVED from the whole body.

Question 3

what is the peripheral nervous system split into?

Answer 3

Autonomic nervous sytem and somatic nervous system

Question 4

What does the autonomic nervous system do?

Answer 4

CONTROLS auto processes and transits INFO to and from internal organs to SUSTAIN essential processes. This includes INVOL movements e.g. heartbeat

Question 5

what does the somatic nervous system do?

Answer 5

Made from NERVES emerging from the BRAIN and SPINE. These nerves contain sensory and motor nuerons.

Question 6

What is the autonomic nervous system split into?

Answer 6

Sympatheitc and parasympathetic

Question 7

What does the sympathetic do?

Answer 7

STIMULATES organs and tissues

Question 8

what does the parasympathetic do?

Answer 8

INHIBITS organs and tissues

Question 9

what does the central nervous system include?

Answer 9

brain and spinal chord

Question 10

What does the brain do?

Answer 10

Centre of all CONSCIOUS awareness. Divided into 2 HEMISPHERES and the brain’s outer layer is CEREBAL CORTEX which is highly DEVELOPED in humans.

Question 11

what does the spinal chord do?

Answer 11

TRANSMITS messages to AND from the brain. And also to the peripheral nervous sytem.