Nervous System By: Riley Russell
Autonomic Nervous System
Meanings Parasympathetic- What your body does at rest. Sympathetic- Involuntary, you don’t have any control over it.
Functions Control center Communication network Coordinates all actions and reactions Sends message as electrical impulse
Sections of Spinal Cord
Allows us to Think Evaluate Remember
Part of the Brain Spinal Cord Connects To
Spinal Cord Central communication center. Nerve center. Messages are sent to the brain through the spinal cord. Exception, reflexes skip the spinal cord and go straight to the brain.
Nerves of the Spinal Cord
Sensory Input Senses and sends messages to the brain.
What the Nerves Control
Motor Neurons Sends impulses away from the central nervous system.
Types of Nerves
Motor Output The brain sends messages to the body.
The Nervous System
Integration The brain interprets and translates.