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    Nervous System

    Central Peripheral
    Nervous Nervous
    System System
    (CNS) (PNS)
    Organization of the nervous system
    Organization of the nervous system
    The Nervous System
    Nervous System: Consists of all the nerve cells.
    **It is the body’s speedy, electrochemical
    communication system.

    Central Nervous System (CNS): the brain and


    spinal cord.

    Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): the sensory and


    motor neurons that connect the central nervous
    system (CNS) to the rest of the body.
    Organization of the nervous system
    4
    The central nervous system
    Brain
    Spinal cord
    A collection of neurons and
    supportive tissue running from the
    base of the brain down the center of
    the back

    Protected by spinal column


    Central Nervous System –
    The Spinal Cord and Reflexes
    Organization of the nervous system
    The Nerves
    • Nerves consist of neural “cables” containing
    many axons.
    • They are part of the peripheral nervous system
    and connect muscles, glands, and sense organs
    to the central nervous system.
    Divisions of the Peripheral
    Nervous System
    • There are two divisions of the peripheral nervous system:
    – the somatic, or voluntary portion
    – the autonomic, or involuntary portion
     Somatic Nervous System: The division of the peripheral
    nervous system that controls the body’s skeletal muscles
    (voluntary).

     Autonomic Nervous System: Part of the PNS that


    controls the glands and other muscles (involuntary).
    Organization of the nervous system
    Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
    • The autonomic portion of the peripheral
    nervous system governs involuntary,
    visceral functions…such as heart and
    breathing rate, blood pressure, etc.
    • It is divided into two systems:
    – Sympathetic Nervous System: Division of the
    ANS that arouses the body, mobilizing its
    energy in stressful situations.
    – Parasympathetic Nervous System: Division of
    the ANS that calms the body, conserving its
    energy.
    Organization of the nervous system
    The Sympathetic Nervous System

    • Mobilizes the
    body’s
    resources for
    emergencies
    and creates
    the fight-or-
    flight
    response.
    • “Arouses”
    Organization of the nervous system
    The Parasympathetic Nervous System
    • Activates
    processes
    that conserve
    bodily
    resources…
    slowing
    heart rate,
    reducing
    blood
    pressure, etc.

    • “Calms”
    (rest and
    digest)
    Recap
    See “Fight or Flight” in action in
    this short cartoon:
    http://cmhc.utexas.edu/stressreces
    s/Level_One/fof.html
    Review
    • In everyday situations the sympathetic and
    parasympathetic nervous system work
    together to keep you in a steady internal
    rate.
    • What happens if these are out of wack?
    –.
    Journal
    • How does information flow through your
    nervous system as you pick up a fork?
    Summarize this process.

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