Nervous System
What does the nervous system include?
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
What is the respiratory systems main function
Breathe in oxygen and then breathe out carbon dioxide
allow you to talk, smell, support physical activity, protect the body
What is the function of the cardiovascular system?
Provide support to muscles, tissue, and organs.
What is the main function of the Nervous system?
Sends messages back and forth between the brain and body.
What does the respiratory system include
nose, mouth, lungs, muscles, blood vessels
What does the system include
The heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)
What are the two main parts?
CNS (central nervous system) and PNS (peripheral nervous system)
What are the two parts of the respiratory system
Upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract
What are the two circulations systems
Pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation
Condition/Disorders that can occur
Alzheimer’s, cancer, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Huntingtons disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke
What are some common diseases
Asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, the flu, Covid, lung cancer, tuberculosis
Conditions that can occur
Heart failure, artery disease, congenital heart disease, stroke, arrhythmia
Effect on drugs
Effects mood and pleasure, damage to nerve cells, slows down and impairs cognitive functions, leads to depression and can cause functions to break down
Effect on drugs
Respiratory depression, hypoxia, decreased cough reflex, increased respiratory rate, bronchospasm, COPD, lung cancer
Effect of drugs
Collapsed veins, abnormal heart rate, increase risk of stroke and restricted blood flow