PPT-A___ nerves carry sensory information from the periphery to the central nervous system.

1 Afferent 1 a brain area critical to learning to recognize threatening situations 2 amygdala 2 toward the nose 3 anterior 3 One of three meninges that surround and protect the spinal cord and the brain. The Nervous System. Eating?. Playing a musical . i. nstrument?. Reading a book?. Running?. Sleeping?. It’s a trick question, because ALL of these activities involve your nervous system.. In fact, your nervous system controls almost everything you do. Scalp and skin. Protection of the Central Nervous System. Figure 7.17a. Meninges. Dura mater. Double-layered external covering. Periosteum. —. Meningeal. . Layer-. Folds inward in several areas. Meninges. Cognitive Neuroscience. David Eagleman. Jonathan . Downar. Chapter Outline. An Overview of the Nervous System. The Peripheral Nervous System. The Spinal Cord. The Brainstem. The Cerebellum. The Diencephalon. Peripheral Nervous System. Autonomic Nervous System. Allied Health I. Central Nervous System. Communication and coordination system of the body. Seat of intellect and reasoning. Consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. The . function of the nervous system is:. To sense, interpret, and respond to internal and external environmental changes to maintain a steady state in the . body (homeostasis). The nervous system is divided into two major structures: . Pain happens only in your head.. Anyone can be hypnotized.. Nerves don’t actually touch each other.. Not feeling pain is a good thing.. Most people can get along just fine with out senses.. You can control your nervous system.. Sept 20, 2011. Group 4. Physiology of the Nervous System . Functions and Divisions. Nervous Tissue. Neurons and . neuroglia. Types. Nerve signal and transmission. Central Nervous System. Brain and spinal cord. Prepared by I . Gede. . Purnawinadi. , . S.Kep. ., . M.Kes. .. Organization of the Nervous System. Central nervous system (CNS) . Brain. and . spinal cord. Integration . and command center . Peripheral nervous system (PNS). Brain. Spinal Cord. (also includes 4 chambers in brain called ventricles). Brain. 1) Cerebral Hemispheres. 2) Diencephalon. 3. ) Brain Stem. 4) Cerebellum. 1) Cerebral Hemispheres. Covered by ridges = . A. Central Nervous System (CNS). 1. . Functions . A) . Acts . as command center. B) . Interprets . sensory information and dictates response based on past experience, . reflexes, . and current body conditions. Figure 1. Nervous System Hierarchy Characteristics of the Central Nervous System The most fundamental way of categorizing groups of neurons that make up the central nervous system is as nuclei and 1 Key points The cranial nerves relay information between the brain and parts of the body in the head, neck and torsoEach of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves is sensory, motor or mixedTen pairs of crani Anatomy of Rat. The Nervous System in Rat. Nervous System. The nervous system in rats is divided into two parts:. The central nervous system (CNS). The peripheral nervous system (PNS). The central nervous system consist of Brain and Spinal Cord, . Concept 49.1. Mary Kathryn Pearson, Susan Sabatier, and Olivia Johnson. Simple Nervous Systems. In most animals with nervous systems, clusters of neurons perform specialized functions. . Such clustering is absent in the cnidarians, the simplest animals with nervous systems. .