Nervous System • Resources

Generates action potentials (nerve impulses) to regulate body activities.
Detects changes in body’s internal and external environments, interprets changes, and responds by causing muscular contractions or glandular secretions.


Objectives

Familiarity with 
  • The Anatomy of the Nervous System
  • The Functions of the Nervous System

Resources

                                           Dermatome: Area of skin supplied by a spinal nerve

  


The nervous system is divided into two categories: 

Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System


Watch The Nervous System (17:38)

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