Nervous system

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  • The cerebellum is involved in coordinating voluntary movements, balance, posture, and muscle tone.
  • The Central Nervous System serves as the main processing center for the entire nervous system
  • Brain is an organ located within the skull that functions as organizer and distributor of information for the body
  • cerebrum a large, upper part of the brain that controls activity and thought
  • Brain stem is the part that connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure
  • Spinal cord serves as a channel for signals between the brain and the rest of the body, and controls simple musculoskeletal reflexes without input from the brain
  • The Peripheral Nervous System connects the central nervous system to the organs and limbs.
  • Two types of CNS is Brain and spinal cord
  • Two types of PNS is Somatic Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System
  • Somatic Nervous System is the system associated with the voluntary control of body movements and sensation
  • Spinal nerves is the nerve that carry motor and sensory signals between the spinal cord and the body
  • Cranial nerves is the nerve fibers that carry information into and out of the brain stem
  • autonomic nervous system is the system associated with the involuntary control of the body movements
  • sympathetic it is activated when the body is in dynamic role or stress
  • parasympathetic it maintains body functions and restores the body to normal or relaxed mode