The Nervous System Our Control Center
What controls our body functions? When you Blink? When you breath? When you smell a fart? When you are hungry? Have to go pee?
The Nervous System Brain Anatomy Functions Sensory system Anatomy Functions
Central Control The Brain Cerebral Cortex (Cerebrum) Cerebellum Pons Medulla Oblongata (Brain Stem) Spinal Cord
Cerebral Cortex Largest part of the brain Responsible for: – Motor Skills, Judgment, Analytical reasoning – Emotions, Sensations, Storing data – Memory, Speech
Cerebellum Coordination Balance Reflex motor activity
Pons Consciousness Sleep
Medulla Oblongata Brain Stem Breathing Pumping the heart Hunger Urination Swallowing Gag reflex
Nervous Systems Central Nervous System Brain Spinal Cord Retina Peripheral Nervous System All of the other sensory nerves
Spinal Cord 43 cm long in females / 45 cm in males Connects the peripheral nerves to the brain Nerve “Roots” extend to connect to certain sections of the body
Spinal Cord
Nerve Cells Neurons Ganglia Connect with multiple cells to make up nerve tissues
Sensory Organs Eye Ear Olfactory Cells Taste Buds
Eye Cornea Lens Iris Pupil Retina Optic Nerve
Ear Outer ear Middle ear Inner ear
Olfactory System Cells that detect odors in the air and sends chemical messages to the brain
Taste Buds Papallea Average: 10,000 in your mouth Sends signal to brain about what you are tasting Bitter Sweet Sour Salty
Papillae Small hair like cells that taste what you eat
The Nervous System Problems Severe a nerve = loss of signal flow Compress nerves = impede nerve flow Epilepsy = Seizures Cataracts = Clouding of the lens in the eye Otitis media = inner ear infection
The Nervous System Controls everything that our body does
The Nervous System Without it we are unplugged
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