Functions
What is the main function?
The nervous system helps all the parts of the body to communicate with each other.
What is the nervous system?
The nervous system is a network of nerve cells and fibers which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
What percentage of neurons are in the cerebellum?
The percentage of neurons in the cerebellum is more than 50%.
What are the divisions of the nervous system?
The divisions of the nervous system are the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system.
What are the five senses?
The five senses are sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.
How does the nervous system react to information?
The nervous system takes in information through our senses, processes the information and triggers reactions, such as making your muscles move or feel pain.
Why is the nervous system important?
It guides everyday activities such as waking up; automatic activities such as breathing; and complex processes such as thinking, reading, remembering, and feeling emotions.
What lobes helps you understand speech, and process thoughts and feelings?
The posterior superior temporal lobe and the frontal lobe. These lobes control a very excessive part of the brain and plays a major role in what we do and our movements on a day-to-day basis. (Ex: body movements, abstract thoughts, social skills, judgement, etc.) The frontal lobe contains a area called the Broca's area, which is linked to speech ability.
What is the most important part of the nervous system?
The most important part of the nervous system is the brain.
Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves are located
the Peripheral Nervous System
What is the central nervous system?
The central nervous system is made of the brain and spinal cord. These two go hand in hand and complete each other. The brain plays a major role in how we think, process information, control our movements, and how we respond emotionally. Meanwhile, the spinal cord controls how we respond physically to situations, make us aware of dangers and more, by carrying responses back and forth between the brain and the nerves that run through our body, creating a process that is known to be ordinary in how the human body responds.
What is the nervous system made up of?
The nervous system is made up of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system: The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system includes the nerves that run throughout the whole body.
What are the 5 lobes of the brain?
1. The frontal lobe.
2. The parietal lobe.
3. The temporal lobe.
4. The insular lobe.
5. The occipital lobe.
Name the two divisions of the Nervous System
The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
Involves Involuntary Responses to Internal Stimuli
Autonomic Nervous System
How is the central nervous system protected?
The nervous system is protected by bone. The brain is protected by the structure of the skull, while the spinal cord is protected by the structure of the spinal vertebrae. The two other ways the central nervous system can be protected is by layers of membranes, which is actually called meninges, and cerebrospinal fluid.
What is the largest part of the brain?
The cerebrum is known as the largest part of the brain.
What is the center for spinal reflexes?
The spinal cord. It facilitates most of the reflexes in the body's trunk and limbs. Ordinary responses occur through the spinal reflexes. Some examples could be responding correctly to potential danger by movements controlled by the spinal cord, such as knowing not to touch a heated surface or identifying whether to run in a fight-or-flight situation. This helps you respond naturally and correctly to possible threats.
A bruise to the brain is called
The correct term for a bruise to your brain is called an concussion.
Conscious control of skeletal muscles
Somatic Nervous system
What is the overall function of the brain?
The brain is a very complex part of the body, and it plays a major part in everyday life, such as controlling our thoughts, memories, emotions, senses, our temperatures, and hunger.
How many neurons does the human brain have?
The human brain has 100 billion neurons.
What is the second largest organ in the central nervous system?
The cerebellum. It is known as the second largest portion in the brain. It is also known to be a important area of the brain. It is located below the occipital lobes.
The part of the brain that stores memories and emotions
The part of the brain that stores memories and emotions is called the hippocampus.
Resting & Digesting, Fight or Flight
Sympathetic Division