DOT POINT 1

Question 1

main functions of the Human Nervous System

Answer 1

• receives information
• processes information
• coordinates a response to that information

Question 2

What does the Central Nervous system include?

Answer 2

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 3

Role of the CNS

Answer 3

receive and transmits neural messages to and from the PNS, process it and to activate appropriate responses.

Question 4

Role of the Brain

Answer 4

• ‘Control centre’ for the body
• Organ that coordinates mental processes and behaviour and regulates bodily activity
• Processes sensory information
• Coordinates a response to that information

Question 5

Describe the Spinal Cord

Answer 5

Long, thin bundle of nerves that extends from the base of the brain to the lower back.

Question 6

Function of the Spinal Cord

Answer 6

enable neural communication between the brain and the rest of the body

Question 7

how does the spinal cord process sensory and motor information?

Answer 7

• Receives sensory information from PNS and sends up to the brain through afferent tracts, which transmits sensory (afferent) messages. (up the spinal cord)
• Receives motor information from the brain and sends it down to various parts of the body using the PNS through efferent tracts, which transmits motor (efferent) messages. (down the spinal cord)

Question 8

Afferent Tracts

Answer 8

which transmit sensory (afferent) messages from the PNS to the brain

Question 9

Efferent Tracts

Answer 9

which transmit motor (efferent) messages from the brain to the PNS

Question 10

SAME

Answer 10

Sensory Afferent and Motor Efferent

Question 11

What is the Peripheral Nervous System comprised of?

Answer 11

All network of neurons within the body, outside of the brain and spinal cord (CNS).
Comprised of muscles, organs and glands (MOG)

Question 12

The two sub-divisions of the PNS

Answer 12

Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system

Question 13

purpose of autonomic nervous system

Answer 13

Controls involuntary movement and functioning

Question 14

what is the autonomic nervous system comrpised of

Answer 14

Network of neurons that carry neural messages between the CNS, visceral muscles, internal organs and glands.
2 further divisons: sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

Question 15

visceral muscles

Answer 15

(smooth, non- skeletal, e.g diaphragm)

Question 16

internal organs

Answer 16

(e.g. heart, stomach, liver)

Question 17

glands

Answer 17

(e.g. sweat, salivary and adrenal).

Question 18

what is the Somatic Nervous System comprised of

Answer 18

network of nerves within the body, connected to our sensory receptors and skeletal muscles. (SSS)
voluntary movements
Contains sensory neurons and motor neurons