The

Human
Nervous
System
Neuron- A Nerve Cell

Cell
Cellbody
body
Contains
Contains the
the nucleus
nucleus and
and other
other
organelles
organelles
Dendrites
Dendrites
Receive
Receive stimuli
stimuli
Conduct
Conduct impulses
impulses toward
toward the
the cell
cell body
body
Axon
Axon
Carries
Carries impulses
impulses away
away from
from the
the cell
cell
body
body
 Axon Structure

Myelin
Myelin sheath
sheath
Insulating
Insulating coat
coat of
of plasma
plasma membranes
membranes
Sections
Sections of
of sheath
sheath areare called
called
Schwann
Schwann Cells
Cells
Unmyelinated
Unmyelinated axons
axons carry
carry impulses
impulses
much
much slower
slower than
than myelinated
myelinated axons
axons
Nodes
Nodes ofof Ranvier
Ranvier
Bare
Bare axonal
axonal membrane
membrane between
between
Schwann
Schwann cells
cells
 The Synapse

Synapse
Synapse
The
The gap
gap between
between nerve
nerve
cells
cells
Neurotransmitter
Neurotransmitter
Chemicals
Chemicals that
that carry
carry
nerve
nerve signals
signals across
across the
the
synapse
synapse
 Reflex Arc

The
The reflex
reflex arc
arc responds
responds to
to aa
stimulus
stimulus without
without the
the immediate
immediate
involvement
involvement of
of the
the brain
brain
 Central Nervous System
(CNS)

Brain
Spinal Cord
 Cerebrum

Directs
Directs voluntary
voluntary movement
movement
Sensory
Sensory processing
processing
Language
Language and
and communication
communication
Learning
Learning and
and memory
memory
 Cerebellum

Regulates
Regulates sense
sense of
of balance
balance
Coordinates
Coordinates voluntary
voluntary muscle
muscle
movement
movement
Medulla Oblongata

Breathing
Breathing
Heart
Heart rate
rate
Blood
Blood pressure
pressure
Swallowing
Swallowing and
and digestion
digestion
Peripheral
Nervous
System
(in blue)
Peripheral Nervous System

Sensory
Sensory Division
Division
Bring
Bring information
information to
to the
the
CNS
CNS
Motor
Motor Division
Division
Carries
Carries signals
signals away
away from
from
the
the CNS
CNS
Somatic
Somatic (voluntary)
(voluntary) nervous
nervous
system
system controls
controls skeletal
skeletal
muscle
muscle action
action
Autonomic
Autonomic nervous
nervous system
system
(involuntary)
(involuntary) controls
controls organ
organ
systems
systems and
and smooth
smooth muscle
muscle
Divisions of the Autonomic
Nervous System
Sympathetic
Sympathetic
Stress
Stress responses
responses (Fight
(Fight or
or
Flight)
Flight)
Pupils
Pupils dilate
dilate
Mouth
Mouth dries
dries upup (saliva
(saliva
decreases)
decreases)
Heart
Heart rate
rate increases
increases
Blood
Blood flow
flow to
to skeletal
skeletal muscle
muscle
increases
increases
Parasympathetic
Parasympathetic
Relaxation
Relaxation response
response
Heart
Heart rate
rate slows
slows
Pupils
Pupils constrict
constrict
Stimulates
Stimulates salivation
salivation
Digestive
Digestive processes
processes stimulated
stimulated