THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Please open your notebooks and

write down “The Nervous System”

as the title of your notes!

Please write down everything in red!

NERVOUS SYSTEM

What is the nervous system?

The body system responsible for helping your body respond to stimuli and act accordingly

What is a stimulus?Something that causes a response in an organism or part of the body

NERVOUS SYSTEM

What is the nervous system?

The body system responsible for helping your body respond to stimuli and act accordingly

What is a stimulus?Something that causes a response in an organism or part of the body

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Give an example of a stimulus.

QUESTION 1:

What ORGANS do you think would be involved in gathering information from stimuli?

QUESTION 2:

What ORGANS do you think would be involved in responding to stimuli?

QUESTION 3:

Brain: the organ of the body in the head that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts

Spinal Cord: the large group of nerves which runs through the center of the spine and carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body

Nerves/Nervous Tissue: one of the many thin parts that control movement and feeling by carrying messages between the brain and other parts of the body

PARTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Central Nervous System: Brain, Spinal Cord

Peripheral Nervous System: Nerves (sends messages to and from Spinal Cord and Brain

BREAKING IT DOWN…

Autonomic Nervous System:  regulates the functions of our internal organs such as the heart, stomach and intestines (Involuntary)

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question Four: Name some examples of functions regulated by the AUTONOMIC nervous system.

Somatic Nervous System: Sends sensory information throughout the body and sends messages to your muscles for movement (VOLUNTARY)

SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

DO 1ST SHEET! (WRITE THE QUESTIONS, YOU DO NOT NEED COMPLETE

SENTENCES)1. Name three activities controlled by

the autonomic nervous system.

2. What are the three parts of the nervous system?

3. Would you like to have a life where you did not experience any physical pain? Why or why not?

BRAIN POP!!! NERVOUS SYSTEMhttp://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/nervoussystem/

DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS

SYSTEMCIPA/Tourettes

WHILE YOU ARE WATCHING THE VIDEOS…THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS…. How does this disease impact this

person physically? Emotionally? Mentally?

How does this disease impact this person’s family?

If you had this disease, how would it impact you and your life?

How does this nervous system disease prevent the body from maintaining homeostasis?

FEELING NO PAINhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vLsZ_dXFAg

TOURETTE’S SYNDROME

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPmpIY7XJVE

NERVOUS SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION Take a look at this nerve cell….

It looks very different From “normal” cells

Why do you think these cells are long and skinny?What is the main job of the nerve cells?How would this long thin shape help it do its

job?

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Connections

NERVOUS SYSTEM CONNECTIONS How does the nervous system connect

to:

The digestive system?

The muscular system?

The endocrine system?

The respiratory system?

The circulatory system?