Central Nervous System
Colorado Technical University
The Human Body and Wellness
BIO 110-1302B-11
DB 1
Instructor W. Fletcher
Ephesian Jamison
5/22/13
The job of the central nervous system is to process and send information to the peripheral nervous system. The nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord and a complex network of neurons. The central nervous system is responsible for receiving, sending and interpreting information from the whole body. The nervous system also monitors and coordinates internal organ functions and responds to external changes as they occur. The two main organs of the central nervous system are the brain and spinal cord. The brain processes and interprets sensory information sent from the spinal cord, which are protected by three layers of connective tissue …show more content…
In this case the tongue, eyes, nose and skin would be activated giving taste, smell, and feel. In this case it would be a pleasurable response from the body. How does information travel from the brain to the fingers? For information to travel from the brain to your fingers the central nervous system would send commands to the finger through the motor nervous system which consist of somatic system that directly controls voluntary movement. Some difficulties that could occur after a traumatic brain injury could be a prolonged or permanent change in consciousness, awareness or responsiveness leaving a person in a vegetative state, coma, or minimal consciousness, cause seizures, fluid build up, infections, blood vessel damage, nerve damage, cognitive problems, communication problems, behavioral and emotional changes, a loss of brain functions leading to Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s
The Human Body and Wellness
BIO 110-1302B-11
DB 1
Instructor W. Fletcher
Ephesian Jamison
5/22/13
The job of the central nervous system is to process and send information to the peripheral nervous system. The nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord and a complex network of neurons. The central nervous system is responsible for receiving, sending and interpreting information from the whole body. The nervous system also monitors and coordinates internal organ functions and responds to external changes as they occur. The two main organs of the central nervous system are the brain and spinal cord. The brain processes and interprets sensory information sent from the spinal cord, which are protected by three layers of connective tissue …show more content…
In this case the tongue, eyes, nose and skin would be activated giving taste, smell, and feel. In this case it would be a pleasurable response from the body. How does information travel from the brain to the fingers? For information to travel from the brain to your fingers the central nervous system would send commands to the finger through the motor nervous system which consist of somatic system that directly controls voluntary movement. Some difficulties that could occur after a traumatic brain injury could be a prolonged or permanent change in consciousness, awareness or responsiveness leaving a person in a vegetative state, coma, or minimal consciousness, cause seizures, fluid build up, infections, blood vessel damage, nerve damage, cognitive problems, communication problems, behavioral and emotional changes, a loss of brain functions leading to Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s