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 centerCommunication networkCoordinates all actions and reactionsSends 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.