Central Nervous System

• Central nervous system


  Consists of the brain and spinal cord
• Brain


  • Receives info from sensory receptors and sends messages to muscles and glands
  • 4 main regions: Occipital, Temporal Lobe, Frontal Lobe, Parietal
• Spinal cord


  • Sends messages to and from the brain and around the body
  • Responsible for simple reflexes
• what is the brain responsible for?


  conscious awareness
• brain stem


  the base of brain and controls involuntary movement such as blinking, breathing, swallowing