NERVOUS

SYSTEM
NERVOUS SYSTEM
is a complex
collection
of nerves and
specialized
cells known as
neurons that
transmit
signals between
different parts
of the body.
 FUNCTION OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM
• Governs all your conscious
activities like:

LEARNING THINKING
 FUNC TION OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM
• Controls the involuntary functions
of some organs like:

BREATHING HEARTHBEA
 FUNCTION OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM
• Responsible for your emotions
such:

FEAR LOVE ANGER

TWO TYPES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

PERIPHER CENTRAL
AL
the nervous the complex of nerve
system outside tissues that controls
the brain and the activities of the
spinal cord body
 TWO TYPES OF
PERIPHERAL AUTONOMIC
NERVOUS SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM

controls the
nerves of the
inner organs of
the body on
which humans
have no
conscious
control. This
includes the
heartbeat,
digestion,
breathing (except
conscious
 TWO TYPES OF
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SOMATIC
SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM
consists of
peripheral nerve
fibers that pick
up sensory
information or
sensations from
the peripheral or
distant organs
(those away from
the brain like
limbs) and carry
them to the
central nervous
TWO TYPES OF CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM
BRAIN
The brain lies
within the skull
and is shaped like
a mushroom. The
brain weighs
approximately 1.3
to 1.4 kg. It has
nerve cells called
the neurons and
supporting cells
called the glia.
TWO TYPES OF CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM
SPINAL CORD
The spinal
cord is along
tube like
structure
which
extends from
the brain.
The spinal
cord is
composed of
a series of 31
segments.
 OTHER PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM
NEURON
James
Chadwick

NEURON OR
NERVE CELL
a cell that
carries
messages
between the
brain and
other parts of
the body and
that is the
STRUCTURE OF
A
NEURON MATTHIAS SCHLEIDEN

CELL BODY
OF A
NEURON

like any other

 

cell with a
nucleus or
control center
STRUCTURE OF
A Santiago Ramón

NEURON y CajaL

AXON
is a long, slender
projection of the
nerve cell
that carries
impulses away
from the cell
body. 
STRUCTURE OF
A
RALPH STEINMAN
NEURON
DENDRITES
any of the
usually
branched
fibers that
carry nerve
impulses
toward a
nerve cell