ANAT 100 – Module 5 Summary Notes

February 4, 2017

SECTION 1: Organization of the Nervous System

Functions of the Nervous System:

 It is the body’s control and communication system
 Controls both voluntary and involuntary processes
 Sensory Input:
o Allows us to gather vital sensory information about external and internal
environments
o Sensory input from environment is detected by sensory nerves
 Integration:
o Incorporates multiple simultaneous signals
 Motor output:
o Production of an appropriate response by sending motor output signals through
motor nerves
o These nerves communicate signals from brain and spinal cord to skeletal, cardiac
or smooth muscle body causing them to contract or relax