NERVOUS SYSTEM

FUNCTIONS OF THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
What do you think is the role played by the
nervous system in enabling the boy to move?
TERMINOLOGIES:
signals from the environment or
STIMULUS within your body that you respond to

RESPONSE reaction of the body to the stimulus

SENSORY Organs that detect stimulus from the

ORGANS environment
FUNCTIONS OF THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
1 It makes your body move.
(somatic or voluntary function)

2
It helps people detect stimuli from their
environment (sensory function).
3
It maintains body functions important for life
without us being aware of it.
(autonomic or involuntary function).

4
It helps us think and remember
(cognitive function).
Jose is crossing the street when he sees a car approaching very
fast. His heart starts pounding fast. Seeing the car tells him that
danger is coming. His nervous system then directs the rest of
his body to move in order for him to avoid the car.
HOW DOES THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
WORKS?
PARTS OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM
PARTS OF THE
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
 basic unit of the
NEURON nervous system
Nerve cell
 -carry signals/ nerve impulses
NEURON throughout the body
NERVE IMPULSE Neurotransmitter
-electro-chemical -chemicals
signals moving along transmitting signals
neurons across a synapse
 NERVE
-bundle of neurons
-makes up the PNS
-carries signals
between CNS & the
rest of the body
TYPES OF NERVES
SENSORY NERVES
Carry impulses from the
sensory organs to the CNS

MOTOR NERVES

Carry impulses from the CNS

to the CNS
BRAIN main command center of the
nervous system
 -transmits signal between CNS &
Spinal Cord other body parts
-controls simple musculoskeletal
reflexes without brain input
PARTS OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM
Pat is a postman and he has to deliver a letter to Ms. Sophies house.
Trace the path Emil has to take in order to reach Ms. Sophies House.
 Think of the similarity of the maze to the nervous
system. Can you guess which part of the nervous
system each of the following represents? Explain your
answer
1. the letter:
__________________________________________
2. Emil the postman:
__________________________________________
3. Mrs. Garcias house:
_________________________________________

How important is the nervous system in our body?

How will you protect and maintain the health of your
nervous system?
QUIZ
Assignment
 Draw and label parts of the nervous system on
a bond paper.

Create an analogy that would represent the

parts and function of the nervous system