Understand the nervous system. Learn about the central and peripheral nervous systems, somatic and autonomic, sympathetic and parasympathetic...
Your nervous system is a network that sends signals between your brain and other parts of your body to control your body's movements and processes. This system includes your brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Your parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) is one part of your nervous system, and it...
The main cells of the nervous system are calledneurons, or nerve cells. Thebraincontrols all bodily functions, including muscle movement, sensory perception and heart rate. Thespinalcord connects your brain to nerves in your body below the neck, passing information between them as electrical impulses...
Understanding how the nervous system functions is critical as it enables the development of strategies for repairing the damaged nervous system. This chapter covers the major physical structures found in the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord, their properties, and their funct...
This chapter describes the function of the nervous system. The nervous system is an extraordinarily complex network of cellular connections. It forms the structural basis of recognition, perception, memory, speech, locomotion, and feeling, as well as unconscious hormonal and autonomic functions. The ...
Nervous system, organized group of cells specialized for the conduction of electrochemical stimuli from sensory receptors. The nervous system allows for the almost instantaneous transmission of electrical impulses from one region of the body to another.
–The lymphatic system: Facts, functions & diseases –The circulatory system: An amazing circuit that keeps our bodies going –Immune system: Diseases, disorders & function –Reproductive system: Facts, functions & diseases A synapse gives a command to the cell and the entire communication process...
Un the basic regulation of nervous system on body functions Understand the higher integration function of the brain Two Regulatory Systems Nervous System The master controlling system of the body Communication is by electrical and chemical signals Responses are rapid (in ms) and...
Structures and Functions of the Human Brain The entire CNS is made up of“gray matter”and “white matter.” Gray matter is made up of neurons, the cell type that forms the basis for all types of nerve cells. The largest part of the human brain is cerebrum, which is derived from the...
Explore the function and divisions of the autonomic nervous system. Discover sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric nervous systems, and review...