Peripheral Nervous System Report
Peripheral Nervous System Report
Peripheral Nervous System Report
System
Herjean Navarro
Gebriele Abenes
Table of contents
Peripheral
01 Nervous System
Somatic Nervous
03 System
Fight-flight reaction
Rest-digest
Autonomic Nervous
02 System
Parasympathetic Division
Sympathetic Division
Peripheral
Nervous System
- It refers to the parts of the nervous system
(nerves) that branch out from the brain and
spinal cord.
- It connects the central nervous system to the
rest of the body
Structure of a Nerve
Peripheral
Nervous System
It includes:
- cranial nerves
function: sensory, motor, or both
- spinal nerves
function: carrying messages
back and forth between
your body and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous
System
Peripheral Nervous System
- Sympathetic:
sweat glands
adrenal glands
muscles that constrict blood vessels
muscles that erect the hairs of the skin
Parasympathetic
Nervous System
- also known as the craniosacral
system
- controls automatic processes
in the body like digestion, heart
rate, and respiration.
- opposite of sympathetic activities
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System
A comparison between Sympathetic and
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Sympathetic Parasympathetic
Involved in maintaining
Involved in the fight or flight
homeostasis and also, permits the
response.
rest and digest response.
Cell Body The shape of the body is The cell body is shaped like
smoot and round a satellite
Reflex Arc
- path taken by the nerve impulse in a reflex
Afferent neuron and efferent neuron
How Somatic Nervous System works
Difference between Autonomic NS and
Somatic NS
Autonomic Nervous System Somatic Nervous System
Controls the involuntary Regulates the voluntary
movements of the body movement of the body
Innervates involuntary smooth Innervates skeletal muscles
muscles, cardiac muscles and
glands
Functions include posture and Functions include secretion and
external movement control of metabolism
Detects external stimulus Detects internal stimulus
Afferent nerves and efferent Sympathetic and
nerves are the two branches Parasympathetic are the two
branches
References:
• Chalk, C. (2009)
Neuropathy: Peripheral.
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
• Chawla, J. (2016) Peripheral
Nervous System Anatomy
• Kalat, J. (2008) Biological
Psychology Tenth Edition
• Marieb, E. (2003) Essenstials of
Anatomy and Physiology
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