NERVOUS

SYSTEM
Central Nervous
System(CNS)
 Peripheral
Nervous
System(PNS)
MAJOR DIVISIONS
 MAIN
COMPONENTS
MAIN PARTS
MAIN DIVISIONS
MAIN PARTS
SUBDIVISIONS
Spinal Cord
Brain
Cerebrum
 Cerebellum
Brain Stem
Somatic Nervous
System
 Autonomic
Nervous Sytem
Spinal Nerves
Cranial Nerves
 Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
The CNS serves as the main
processing center for the entire
nervous system.
 The PNS connects the central
nervous system to the organs
and limbs.
This 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.
 This is an organ located within
the skull that functions as
organizer and distributor of
information for the body.

large, upper part of the brain that

controls activity and thought
the part under the cerebrum that
controls posture,balance, and
coordination

the part that connects the brain to

the spinal cord and controls
automatic functions such as
breathing, digestion, heart rate,
and blood pressure.
This system is associated with
the voluntary control of body.
This system is associated with
the involuntary control of body
movements
the nerves that carry motor and
sensory signals between the
spinal cord and the body.
 the nerve fibers that carry
information into and out
of the brain stem
it is activated when the body is in
a dynamic role or stress

it maintains body functions and

restores the body to normal or
relaxed mode.