The Nervous System Anna Ward Ridge Road MS

Warm Up (Page 102)

Announcements Grading Human Body begins today (2.5 weeks) Nervous System (2 days) Muscular System & Skeletal System (3 days) Circulatory System & Respiratory System (3 days) Digestive System (2 days) Endocrine System (1 days) Urinary System (1 day) Immune System (1 days) Test (1 day)

Nervous System What is the nervous system? What is a stimulus? The body system responsible for helping your body respond to stimuli and act accordingly What is a stimulus? Something that causes a response in an organism or part of the body

Question 1: Give an example of a stimulus.

Question 2: What ORGANS do you think would be involved in gathering information from stimuli?

Question 3: What ORGANS do you think would be involved in responding to stimuli?

Parts of the Nervous System Brain: the organ of the body in the head that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts Spinal Cord: the large group of nerves which runs through the center of the spine and carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body Nerves/Nervous Tissue: one of the many thin parts that control movement and feeling by carrying messages between the brain and other parts of the body

Breaking it down… Central Nervous System: Brain, Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System: Nerves (sends messages to and from Spinal Cord and Brain

Autonomic Nervous System Autonomic Nervous System:  regulates the functions of our internal organs such as the heart, stomach and intestines (Involuntary) Question Four: Name some examples of functions regulated by the AUTONOMIC nervous system.

Somatic Nervous System Somatic Nervous System: Sends sensory information throughout the body and sends messages to your muscles for movement (VOLUNTARY) Somatic Nervous System

Finish the “L” Section of your KWL Chart Exit Ticket Finish the “L” Section of your KWL Chart

Warm UP!!! (Scrap sheet…write the Questions) Name three activities controlled by the autonomic nervous system. What are the three parts of the nervous system? Would you like to have a life where you did not experience any physical pain? Why or why not?

Announcements

Brain Pop!!! Nervous System http://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysyste ms/nervoussystem/

Diseases of the nervous System CIPA/Tourettes

While you are watching the videoS…Think about these questions…. How does this disease impact this person physically? Emotionally? Mentally? How does this disease impact this person’s family? If you had this disease, how would it impact you and your life? How does this nervous system disease prevent the body from maintaining homeostasis?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vLsZ_dXFAg Feeling No Pain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPmpIY7XJVE Tourette’s Syndrome

Nervous system Demonstration Take a look at this nerve cell…. It looks very different From “normal” cells Why do you think these cells are long and skinny? What is the main job of the nerve cells? How would this long thin shape help it do its job? Demonstration

Demonstration Volunteers Needed!!! Please remember to keep the noise level to a minimum!

Nervous System Connections

Nervous System Connections How does the nervous system connect to: The digestive system? The muscular system? The endocrine system? The respiratory system? The circulatory system?