Nervous System Part #1
Can you live independently without a nervous system?
No
What are the basic building blocks of the nervous system?
The nerve cells
What does muscular exercise enhance?
circulation to skin
how many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What is anterior?
In front
What does the sympathetic nervous system do?
Controls how you respond in an emergency
How does the nervous system communicate with the body?
Neurons send messages back and forth to the brain
Muscles pull on bones to do what?
move the body
how many bones in human child's body?
300
What is posterior?
What does the parasympathetic nervous system do?
Prepares the body for rest
What makes up the central nervous system?
The brain and spinal cord
The erector spinae is located in the back. True or False?
True
What do bones protect?
soft organs
What is median?
What is the nervous system's function?
Sending messages from your body to your brain
What makes up the peripheral nervous system?
parts of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
The Soleus is located in the back. True or False?
False
Adipose tissue
What is superior?
Above and towards the head
What does the nervous system regulate?
Your movements, thoughts, memory, learning, and feelings
What is the difference between the CNS and PNS
They are made up of different parts
The Gluteus Medius is located in the legs. True or False?
False
How are skeletal muscles attached to the bone?
Tendons
Is a superficial cut shallow or deep?
Shallow