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List the general functions of the nervous system.
Sensory input
Integration
Motor output
Senses, process, reaction
Explain the structural and functional classifications of the nervous system in a flow chart.
Sense organs
Sensory (afferent)
Peripheral nervous system (cranial and spinal nerves)
Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)
Peripheral nervous system
Motor (efferent)
A. Somatic (voluntary) skeletal muscles
B. Autonomic (involuntary) cardiac and smooth muscle, glands
a. Parasympathetic
b. Sympathetic
Differentiate between central nervous system and peripheral nervous system and list the major parts of each.
Central nervous system- brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system- consists of the nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord.
A. Autonomic NS
a. Sympathetic NS- fight or flight
b. Parasympathetic NS- return body to resting state
B. Somatic NS
(PNS) autopilot- does it on its own
Sympathetic- react to danger
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