Coordinated Functions of Nervous

System
Nervous System

• The nervous system is a network of nerves that

connect the spinal cord and the brain to the rest
of the body and allow a stimulus-response
reaction to occur among different organs.

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 There are two major sections of the nervous system:

• Central Nervous • Peripheral Nervous

System System

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They serve as a control system
that dictates all voluntary and
involuntary actions performed
by body.

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 Central Nervous
System

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 Central Nervous System

• The main function of the central nervous

system is to receive, process, interpret, and
send information through the electrical
signals.
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The human central nervous system
consists of two main parts: the brain
and the spinal cord.

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 Brain

• It reads information and controls all the functions

of the human body with the help of nerves and
neurons.
• The brain consists of three main parts: the
forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain.
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 Spinal Cord

• Responsible for transmitting the electrical

signals from the brain to the nerves that
extend to different parts of the body.

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 Peripheral Nervous
System

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 Peripheral Nervous System

• Two major divisions: the somatic

nervous system and the automatic
nervous system.

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 Somatic Nervous System

• It is also known as the motor system. It

controls the motor neurons for voluntary
functions.

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 Automatic Nervous System

• It consists of peripheral nerves that function

involuntarily.

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Nerve cells called neurons carry out
the main functions of the nervous
system.

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 Neurons

• Neurons are the fundamental units of the nervous

system. These are cells that translate external
stimuli into electrical signals transmitted into the
brain where the delivered information is
interpreted.
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There are three main sections
of neurons: soma, dendrite,
and axon.

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Neurons have three main
classifications which serve
individual functions for each
section of the nervous
system.
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 Sensory Neurons

•Allows you to perceive your

surroundings through sight, hearing,
smell, taste, and touch.

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 Interneurons

•Translate the information between

sensory neurons and motor neurons.

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 Motor Neurons

•These neurons mobilize a person and

enable physical changes in the body.

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 The nerve cell, or neuron,
is the key player in the
activity of the nervous
system. It conveys
information both
electrically and chemically.
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 Stimulus Receptors Afferent Neurons

Peripheral Nervous Central Nervous

Interneurons
System System

Efferent Neurons Motor Neurons Response

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