Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System
–nucleus
–nerve fibers /dentrites
–axon
Nerves
Sensory Nerves:
–carry messages to brain
and spinal cord from body
Motor Nerves:
–carry messages from brain
and spinal cord to body
Connecting or Mixed
Nerves:
–Carry both sensory and
motor messages
Divisions of CNS
CNS - central nervous
system:
–consists of brain and spinal
cord
Peripheral Nervous System
–a. any nerves outside the
brain and spinal cord
–b. Autonomic nervous
system: controls involuntary
body functions
Central Nervous System
1. Brain:
–a. Mass of nerve tissue
–b. Protected by membranes
& the cranium or skull
C. Cerebrum
Largestsection of the brain
Responsible for:
–reasoning, thought,
memory, speaking,
sensstion, sight, hearing,
voluntary body movement
D. Cerebellum
Responsible for:
–coordination of muscles,
balance, posture, & muscle
tone
E. Midbrain
Responsible for:
–conducting impulses
between brain parts
–certain eye reflexes
Pons
Responsible for:
–conducting messages to
other parts of the brain
–Reflex actions such as
chewing, production of saliva
G. Medulla Oblongata
Lowestpart of brain stem
Connects to the spinal
cord
Responsible for: