What is the nervous system responsible for?
The nervous system is the body's communication network, responsible for sending, receiving, and interpreting signals.
What are the two MAIN parts of the nervous system?
Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
What two body parts are used in the Central Nervous System?
The brain and the spinal cord.
What two things does your Peripheral Nervous System connect?
Your PNS connects your CNS to the rest of your body!
Name the two main divisions of the PNS.
Somatic Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System
Which system gives you "fight or flight"? Which system gives you "rest and digest"?
Sympathetic- Fight or Flight. Parasympathetic- Rest and Digest.
Tell me about the sympathetic nervous system. (5 points for each fact!)
Wow, you really know your stuff! / Better luck next time!
Tell me about the parasympathetic nervous system. (5 points for each fact!)
Wow, you really know your stuff! / Better luck next time!
Name the five sections of the spine.
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal.
Which nervous system sends sensory information (like touch, pain, temperature) to the CNS?
Somatic Nervous System.
