RachelBarnes

Lafferty

NervousSystemLabReport
AccordingtoHolesHumanAnatomyandPhysiology,NewsMedical,andtheNew
HealthGuidethreefunctionsofthenervoussystemincludesensory,integrative,andmotor
functions.Thissystemofthebodyisaverycomplexorgansystem.Itiscomposedofmany
differentorgans,themaintwobeingthebrainandthespinalcord(NewHealthGuide,2014).
Therearetwodifferentsystemswithinthenervoussystem:theperipheralnervoussystem,and
thecentralnervoussystem(HolesHumanAnatomyandPhysiology).Thepowerhouseofthe
nervoussystemisthebrainwhichcontrolsallkindsofbodyfunctionsfromsighttoapersons
emotions(NewsMedical,2015).Thespinalcordisincontrolofsendingmessagestoother
organs,sotheycancarryoutfunctions(NewHealthGuide,2014).Thispathincludes
informationbeingssenttothespinalcordviaafferentnerves(NewHealthGuide,2014).From
heretheinformation(nervewavesifyouwill)traveltothebodyandbodyorgansthrough
efferentnerves(NewHealthGuide,2014).Howeverthenervoussystemisnotaoneway
conversation.Thebodyalsofunctionsinawaytoletthebrainknowwhensomethingiswrong.
Thisisaccomplishedthroughinformationtravelingfromsensoryreceptorsinthebodyto
afferentnervesthattaketheinformationtothespinalcordandthenstraighttothebrain(New
HealthGuide,2014).

Figure1.BrainwithProtections

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Figure2.PictureofaNeuroglia

Figure3.ThinglinkCranialNerves
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/625398313872523266

Figure4.ExternalPictureofthebrain
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/625400950865002498

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Figure5.ThinglinkInternalsheepbrain
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/626852181877719041

Figure6.Nerveplacementascopiedfrom
Bolek,B.(November
2006).FacingCranialNerveAssessment.
AmericanNurseToday.
2122.Retrievedfrom
https://www.americannursetoday.com/assets/0/434/436/440/5120/5122/515
4/5156/904adb936d32477083d7e6f1ad1667d2.pdf

FIgure7.PersonalNerveAssessment.

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Figure8.LabeledActionpotentialchart.

Figure9.ToxinChartshowingeffectsonthenervoussystemandbody

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Figure10.LabeledSpinalCordCrossSection

Figure11.SpinalNervesintheneck.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631912184691032066

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Figure12.DeepPeronialNerve.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631910847639191554

Figure13.InferiorHemorrhoidalNerve.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631928800464076802

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Figure14.AnteriorSpinalNerves.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631911432950120450

Figure15.Anteriorlegnerves.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631950940798189570

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Figure16.SpinalNerves.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631911196202631170

Figure17.PhrenicNerve.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631928070302859266

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Figure18.SpinalNervesonposteriorleg.
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631907438123024386

InConclusion,thenervoussystemisaverycomplexorgansystemthatcontrolstheentire
body.Therearetwomainsystemswithinthenervoussystem,andmanymoresubsystemsafter
that.Thecentralnervoussystemconsistsofthebrain,andthespinalcord.ThePeripheral
nervoussystemconsistsofthespinalandcranialnerves,andtheganglia.Othersubsystems
includethesomaticnervoussystemandtheautonomicnervoussystem.Thesomaticcontrolsall
ofthevoluntaryactionsofthebodysuchasmovementofthelimbs.Theautonomicnervous
systemcontrolstheinvoluntaryresponsesofthebodysuchasnerveimpulses,breathing,and
yourheartbeating.Themainpartofthenervoussystemhowever,isthebrain.Itisthe
powerhouse.Assuchthebodyputsmucheffortintoprotectingit.Someoftheseprotections
includethespinalfluid,skull,scalp,andlittleligamentsattachingthebraintotheskullsoit
cannotjustflipover.Thenervoussystemusescelltocellcommunicationtoachieveallofits
functions.Thisisaccomplishedthroughneurons,nervesandtheactionpotential.Theaction
potentialiscausedbyachangeinchargeoftheneuronbypotassiumandsodiumcellschanging
placesontheinsideoroutsideofthecell.Ittravelsthroughtheneuronandintothenervewhich
thentakestheimpulsetoitsdesireddestination.Thisthentriggersabodyfunction.However,in
somecasestherecanbeanoutsidevariablethatinterfereswiththeactionpotentialsuchassome
toxins,medicines,oranesthesias.Manyofthesecancausechangesinapartoftheaction
potentialsuchasthepotassiumchannelsoreventhenerveprotection.Thiscaneithercausean
inabilitytocreateanactionpotentialoraprolongedactionpotential.Neitherofthesearegood.
Theactionpotentialdoesnoteventakeasecondtocompleteandanythingotherthanthatcan
causedamagetopartsofthebody.So,eventhoughthenervoussystemisnotasystemseem
oftenitcouldverypossiblybethemostimportantorgansysteminthebody.

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