how the nervous system works
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How the Nervous System Works. HB&H Chapter 7.1 Pages 190-194. Jobs of the Nervous System. This system includes your brain, spinal cord and the nerves throughout your body Also includes sense organs like eyes and ears. Jobs of the Nervous System. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How the Nervous System WorksHB&H Chapter 7.1
Pages 190-194
Jobs of the Nervous System• This system includes your brain, spinal cord
and the nerves throughout your body– Also includes sense organs like eyes and ears
1. Receiving Information2. Responding to
Information3. Maintaining
Homeostasis
• What is a Stimulus? A Response?
• Homeostasis: stability of an organisms internal environment
Jobs of the Nervous System• Your nervous system operates in 3 different ways:
Neurons• Neurons are cells that
carry information through your nervous system
• The information neurons carry are called nerve Impulses– Impulses travel up 120
meters per second
Neurons Structure
• The impulse is then sent away from the Neuron through an Axon (like arteries)
• Neurons have a nucleus inside a Cell Body• Impulses come to the Cell Body from Dendrites
Motor N
euron • Sends
impulses to muscles, resulting in movement
Interneuron
• Carries impulses from one neuron to the next
Sensory N
euron
• Detects stimuli
• Converts stimuli into impulses
Neuron Types
What to Work On
DUE: Friday, February 17th
• Read Section 7.1 (pages 190-194)• Answer the Section Review Questions
(page 194, #’s 1-3)