GENERAL ANATOMY
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL ANATOMY
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Transport nutrients around the body
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Send and receive messages to respond to a change in an organisms environment
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Brings oxygen into the body
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Moves body parts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The nervous system takes in information through our senses, processes the information and triggers reactions, such as making your muscles move or causing you to feel pain. For example, if you touch a hot plate, you reflexively pull back your hand and your nerves simultaneously send pain signals to your brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The nervous system transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body, including internal organs. In this way, the nervous system’s activity controls the ability to move, breathe, see, think, and more.
Detailed explanation-3: -First, the basic functions of the nervous system are sensation, integration, and response.
Detailed explanation-4: -The nervous system uses tiny cells called neurons (NEW-ronz) to send messages back and forth from the brain, through the spinal cord, to the nerves throughout the body. Billions of neurons work together to create a communication network. Different neurons have different jobs.
Detailed explanation-5: -maintaining homeostasis. interpreting sensory information. creating motor responses (movement) learning. thinking. talking.