THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
• Identify the principle structures of the central and peripheral nervous systems • Explain the functions of these nervous systems in regulating the somatic and
autonomic systems with a human
Goals for this lesson:
Key Words:
• Central Nervous System • Peripheral Nervous System • Somatic System • Autonomic Systems • Cerebral hemispheres • Cerebral Lobes
• Pons • Medulla Oblongata • Hypothalamus • Spinal Cord • Sympathetic Nervous System • Parasympathetic Nervous System
What is the nervous system?
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Mapping the Nervous System
The Central Nervous System
(aka. the CNS)The Brain and The Spinal Cord
The CNS
The Peripheral Nervous System (aka PNS)
The Somatic Nerves interact with the: !!!
The Autonomic Nerves interact with the:
The Autonomic Nervous System
• Can be further subdivided into two opposing units: The Sympathetic Nervous System and the Parasympathetic Nervous System
If you are being chased by a bear which Unit of the Autonomic Nervous System is active?