NERVOUS SYSTEM

NEUROTOLOGIST:
DR. Hernan Cortez
DR. Anthony Castillo
DR. Lillian Paredes
DR. Brenda Ronquillo
 WHAT IS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM?
 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS THE BODYS SYSTEM
THAT CONTROLS SENSATION,
INTERPRETATION, AND RESPONSE; INCLUDES
THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD , AND NERVES.
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 SOMATIC NERVOUS
SYSTEM

THE SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS
THE DIVISION OF THE PNS THAT
REGULATES ALL OF THE
MOVEMENTS OVER WHICH YOU
HAVE VOLUNTARY CONTROL.
 AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
 THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS THE
DIVISION OF THE PNS THAT CONTROLS
AUTOMATIC FUNCTIONS THAT YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT .
 SYMPATHTIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
 THE SYMPATHTIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS THE
PART OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVUOS SYSTEM
THAT PREPARES THE BODY FOR ACTION AND
STRESS .
 PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS
SYSTEM
 THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
IS THE DIVISION OF THE AUTONOMIC
NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT CALMS THE BODY
AND HELPS THE BODY TO CONSERVE ENERGY
.
 NEURONS
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTAINS THREE KINDS OF
NEURONS:
1 . SENSORY NEURONS : THESE RUN FROM THE VARIOUS

TYPES OF STIMULUS
RECEPTORS,TOUCH,ODOR,TASTE,SOUND,VISION
2 . INTERNEURONS : THESE ARE FOUND EXCLUSIVELY

WITHIN THE SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN. THEY ARE

STIMULATED BY SIGNALS REACHING THEM FROM SENSORY
NEURONS OTHER INTERNEURONS OR BOTH.
3 . MOTOR NEURONS : THESE TRANSMIT IMPULSES FROM

THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TO THE MUSCLES AND

GLANDS.
 HOW IS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
DIFFERENT?
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS THE COMMUNICATION


SYSTEM THAT WORKS FASTER, USES

ELECTRICAL SIGNALS AND IT IS ALL
CONNECTED.