-We have 2 parts in our nervous system: The central nervous system (CNS) is the nerves in our brain and spinal chord. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is a network of nerve cells in the rest of our body. -Our nervous system detects stimuli and allows us to react to them. -Stimulus: a change‚ action or occurrence in the environment that can cause an organism to respond. Eg. Light‚ noise‚ pressure… How do we detect stimuli? -We have sensory organs that detect particular stimuli eg. Skin What
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The nervous system consists of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and a complex network of neurons. This system is responsible for sending‚ receiving‚ and interpreting information from all parts of the body. The nervous system monitors and coordinates internal organ function and responds to changes in the external environment. This system can be divided into two parts: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. Let ’s take a look at the central nervous system. Central Nervous System The
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1. Differentiate between the somatic nervous system and the ANS. Somatic nervous system includes all of the neural pathways (neurons) that result in voluntary actions‚ basically anything that you can tell your brain to do like move your arm or stick out your tongue. The autonomic nervous system includes all of the neural pathways that result in involuntary actions‚ like your brain telling your eyes to blink or your intestines to contract‚ basically anything that you cannot control. 2. Describe
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Perez-Sheppe Aug 8‚ 2011 Neurotransmitters on Physical and Mental Behavior Our physical and mental behavior is controlled by what is called Neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are described as free floating chemicals in our brain transmit signals in the synapse‚ a junction that permits a neuron to pass electrical signals to other cells. In this paper I will identify four major neurotransmitters‚ such as the dopamine‚ acetylcholine‚ gaba and glutamate. Plus
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Chapter 12: Nervous Tissue - The nervous system includes all nervous tissue in the body -Neural tissue contains two types of cells: 1) neurons (10% of all neurons‚ conduct nerve impulses) 2) neuroglia (support neurons) -We have 100 billion neurons -Organs of the nervous system: brain‚ spinal cord‚ sensory receptors of sense organs (eyes‚ ears‚ etc.)‚ and nerves (connects the nervous system with other systems‚ bundle of neurons that relay information) -Functions of the nervous system: 1) sensory
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autonomic nervous system is involved in the control of the heart‚ glands and smooth muscles of the body and plays a major role in regulating consciousness‚ vegetative (growth) functions. It is a nice‚ sunny day...you are taking a nice walk in the park. This time‚ however‚ you decide to relax in comfortable chair that you have brought along. This calls for "Rest and Digest" responses. Now is the time for the parasympathetic nervous to work to save energy - your blood pressure decreases‚ your heart beats
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The Nervous System is the system of cells‚ tissues‚ and organs that regulates the body’s responses to internal and external stimuli. In vertebrates it consists of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ nerves‚ ganglia‚ and parts of the receptor and effector organs. Your nervous system is composed of the central nervous system‚ the cranial nerves‚ and the peripheral nerves. The brain and spinal cord together form the central nervous system. The cranial nerves connect the brain to the head. The four groups of nerves
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The nervous system is one of the most important systems in the body. The nervous system helps to keep the human body in balance. There are several important parts of the nervous system; the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and nerves. Each part of the nervous system has different jobs. There are two main parts of the nervous system peripheral and central. The peripheral nervous system is a collection of peripheral nerves‚ ganglia and specialized sensory structures that‚ as a unit‚ carries sensory and motor information
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The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are part of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls the functions which are automatic or those which are not voluntary (Ciccarelli‚ & White‚ 2015). This includes organs‚ glands‚ and all of the involuntary muscles which are body consists of. The sympathetic division runs along the middle of the spin from the beginning of the ribcage all the way down to the waist area. A more common name for the sympathetic division is the “fight-or-flight”
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switchboard – filters and then relays information to various brain regions Medulla – vital reflexes as heart beat and respiration Brainstem – medulla‚ pons‚ and midbrain (involuntary responses) and relays information from spine to upper brain Hypothalamus– involved in regulating activities internal organs‚ monitoring information from the autonomic nervous system Basic functional cell of nervous system Transmits impulses (up to 250 mph) Parts of a Neuron Dendrite – receive stimulus and carries
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